Spontaneous detachment of benign mesothelioma into the pleural space and removal during pleuroscopy.
Benign pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor which is usually diagnosed by thoracotomy in a patient with an intra-thoracic mass of uncertain origin. We report a case in which both diagnosis and therapy of a small, peripheral coin-lesion were achieved through thoracoscopy. The latter was performed following the observation that the tumor moved freely in the pleural space, because of an incidental pneumothorax.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy