Although surgery is often used to confirm a mesothelioma diagnosis, certain post-operative developments can complicate the procedure. Metastases to the chest tract is one of the most common and dangerous complications.In a previous study from Kyoto University in Japan, metastatic spread to the site of the surgery was found to be a significant risk for malignant mesothelioma patients who underwent chest instrumentation for diagnosis.The study examined 14 pleural mesothelioma patients who had undergone chest wall intervention as a means of diagnosing their disease. These operations were conducted between 2006 and 2010. Seven of these patients also underwent an extrapleural pneumonectomy to remove the cancerous lung.Of the seven patients, two displayed metastatic spread to the chest wall t...
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