[Malignant pleural mesothelioma with multiple nodules].

Abstract

A 62-year-old man with left chest pain had left pleural effusion pointed out on a chest radiograph. Chest CT scans showed multiple nodules on the left parietal pleura and pleural effusion. He was referred to our hospital and we performed thoracoscopic examination. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (biphasic type) was diagnosed, based on the pathological findings of a parietal nodular mass, including immunohistological analysis. Chemotherapy using carboplatin and pemetrexed reduced the size of tumor and left pleural effusion. This is a rare case with atypical CT findings of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

• Authors: Michiko Asano, Kenichi Gemba, Nobukazu Fujimoto, Hideyuki Nishi, Koji Taguchi, Takumi Kishimoto
• Journal: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society (Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 49 Issue 12 Pg. 986-9 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1343-3490 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 22352064 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Humans
• Male
• Mesothelioma (diagnostic imaging)
• Middle Aged
• Pleural Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed