Unusual presentation and location pleural malignant mesothelioma

Anjan Kumar; Carolina Carcano; Anas Hadeh; Rogerio Lilenbaum

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-009850

Unusual presentation and location pleural malignant mesothelioma

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jun 10:2013:bcr2013009850. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009850.

Authors

Anjan Kumar¹, Carolina Carcano, Anas Hadeh, Rogerio Lilenbaum

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA. kumara2@ccf.org

Abstract

Pleural malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon tumour of the thorax. We report two cases: a patient with atypically isolated location of the tumour at the right hilum and a young female patient. The histopathological and radiological features are reviewed with reference to relevant literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Male
Mesothelioma / diagnostic imaging*
Mesothelioma / pathology
Mesothelioma, Malignant
Middle Aged
Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Pleural Neoplasms / pathology
Positron-Emission Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed