Malignant pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma: clinical update 2018

With great pleasure we present this focused issue of Translational Lung Cancer Research (TLCR) on pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma which anno 2018 remain challenging health problems with a grim prognosis. In this special issue of TLCR we cover many of the current topics related to epidemiology, screening, diagnosis and especially, the different treatment modalities of pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma. Dedicated authors from renowned centers contributed to this issue.