Pleural carcinomatosis

Last revised by Bruno Di Muzio on 2 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Di Muzio B, Pleural carcinomatosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25733

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25733

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/25733

rID:

25733

Article created:

5 Nov 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

2 Oct 2023, Bruno Di Muzio ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Bruno Di Muzio had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Tags:

stub, cases, refs

Synonyms:

Carcinomatosis of the pleura

Pleural carcinomatosis is a descriptive term given to the diffuse and widespread spread of metastatic tumor through to the pleural space. It is reported to most commonly occur with breast, bronchogenic and gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas metastatic involvement ². An accompanying serosanguinous pleural effusion can be common ².