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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Pleural small cell lung cancer masquerading as malignant mesothelioma: A case report.

Adele Hwee Hong Lee, Samuel Jackson Macalister, Kelvin K Yap

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Adele Hwee Hong LeeDepartment of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.
Samuel Jackson MacalisterDepartment of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.
Kelvin K YapDepartment of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nodular soft tissue pleural thickening on imaging is highly suggestive of malignancy, of which pleural malignant mesothelioma and metastatic disease are differentials. We present the case of a 71-year-old male who presented with acute worsening of shortness of breath associated with a recurrent left pleural effusion post-pleurocentesis. He was an ex-smoker with previous asbestos exposure. Computed tomography performed demonstrated left-sided pleural thickening in the hemithorax and hemidiaphragm with complex pleural effusion.

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Lung neoplasmsMalignant mesotheliomaPleural effusionPositron-emission tomographySmall cell lung carcinomaTomography

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PMID38737188
PMCPMC11087896

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