Giant fibrous pleural mesothelioma associated with myocardial restriction and hypoglycemia.
A giant pleural fibrous mesothelioma was the cause of severe nonobstructive ventilatory incapacity, myocardial restriction with congestive failure and hypoglycemic episodes in a 58-year-old man. Surgical resection resulted in complete recovery of respiratory function and disappearance of hypoglycemic episodes.
D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012119:Respiration