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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Bryan M. Burt, is devoted to Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Dr. Burt has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; Taken Together: Effective Multimodal Approaches for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; Pleurectomy/Decortication for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; Preoperative Identification of Benefit from Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; The Role of Extrapleural Pneumonectomy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; The Molecular Basis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; Radiation Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; The Staging of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; Intraoperative Adjuncts for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: The Fourth Dimension; The Pathology of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma; and more!