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Metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A new radiological appearance
Author(s) -
FARES Mirna,
ABBAS Ossama,
JAMALEDDINE Ghassan,
BOUKHALIL Pierre
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01307.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , radiology , pleural disease , pleural effusion , parenchyma , radiological weapon , respiratory disease , malignant pleural effusion , pathology , lung
This report describes a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma who presented with a right‐sided pleural effusion and contralateral parenchymal metastases manifesting as alveolar opacities with air bronchograms. This radiological pattern of metastases has never been described before. The patient died from respiratory failure related to extensive parenchymal metastases, an outcome seldom reported with malignant pleural mesothelioma.