Pleural mesothelioma

Case contributed by Ahmed Elowaidy , 8 Oct 2013
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 27 Feb 2023
Disclosures - updated 11 May 2022: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was added:
Age was set to Adult.
Presentation was changed:
Shortness of breath.

Systems changed:

  • Oncology

Tags changed:

  • legacy case
  • legacy

Updates to Freetext Attributes

Description was added:

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Circumferential irregular pleural thickening within the right hemi thorax hemithorax, very suggestive of pleural mesothelioma.

Caption was changed:
Chest X ray
Images Changes:

Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )

Cropped image

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

The CT confirm the rind like-like soft tissue density mass within the right pleural space associated with mild pleural effusion, multiple calcified plaques are also seen suggesting previous asbestos exposure, and suggesting it was the underlying cause.

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