Presentation
Admitted with large right pleural effusion containing mesiothelioma cells.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Large pleural effusion
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Complete opacification of the right hemithorax, with midline shift, in keeping with a large pleural effusion.
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5 days post right chest drain insertion, routine imaging shows a reduced mediastinal shift with an ipsilateral moderate-sized iatrogenic pneumothorax.
The effusion has but resolved.