Open AccessImaging findings from a case of pleural low‐grade fibromyxoid sarcoma similar to mesothelioma with pleural effusion
Author(s) -
Liang Wenjie,
Xu Shunliang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the clinical respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1752-699X
pISSN - 1752-6981
DOI - 10.1111/crj.12175
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , sarcoma , radiology , pleural effusion , mesothelioma , pathological , lung , pleural disease , pleural cavity , thoracic cavity , respiratory disease , pathology , surgery
Low‐grade fibromyxoid sarcoma as a rare type of tumor shows no specific clinical symptoms and is mainly treated via total or partial surgical resection. We present a 40‐year‐old woman accompanied with respiratory symptoms. The chest contrast‐enhanced computed tomography scan revealed pleural lesions mimicking pleural mesothelioma. Further chest contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) revealed a cystic solid mass in the right cavity. The mass was partially resected. Pathological examination revealed pleural low‐grade fibromyxoid sarcoma. We report the imaging manifestations of this case. Contrast‐enhanced MRI examination is a necessary step for those cystic solid masses that occur in the pleura.