Open AccessMalignant pleural mesothelioma presenting with remitting–relapsing pleural effusions: report of two cases
Author(s) -
Muruganandan Sanjeevan,
Fitzgerald Deirdre Brigid,
Lee Y C Gary
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.306
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , pleural effusion , mesothelioma , context (archaeology) , malignant pleural effusion , radiology , effusion , pathology , surgery , paleontology , biology
Malignant effusions are typically persistent and progressive. Spontaneously resolving effusions are commonly presumed to be benign. We present two cases in which the presenting pleural effusion spontaneously resolved but recurred, leading to further investigations that revealed an underlying malignant pleural epithelioid mesothelioma.