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Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax

Author(s) -

Ashish Prasad,

Diana Olsen,

Peruvemba Sriram

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in pulmonology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6846

pISSN - 2090-6854

DOI - 10.1155/2013/374960

Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , pneumothorax , dermatology , pathology , surgery

Malignant mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive tumor arising from the pleura with median survival of approximately 9–12 months. It can rarely present as a spontaneous pneumothorax. Less than 35 cases of malignant mesothelioma presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax have been reported in the literature. Pathology may show florid mesothelial hyperplasia. We herein report a case of mesothelioma presenting as a pneumothorax that gradually enlarged over a one-year period and also review the relevant literature.

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