Miliary mesothelioma.
Metastases in pleural mesothelioma usually occur late in the disease process. Diffuse involvement of the lung parenchyma is rare. A patient with miliary pulmonary parenchymal involvement with malignant mesothelioma is described. To our knowledge, this represents the first such case reported.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, MGH Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging