title: Cold abscess due to malignant pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: A middle aged male presented to us with a cold abscess on the left side of chest which later proved to be a malignant pleural mesothelioma. The clinical, radiological and histopathological findings have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography