title: Extensive pulmonary metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma. A rare clinical and radiographic presentation.
abstract: We report a case of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a patient who presented with pleural effusion and reticulonodular shadow on chest radiograph. Pulmonary metastases were diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy specimen and the patient died of extensive pulmonary metastases. This pattern of clinical and radiographic presentation is seldom reported for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuhara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yotsumoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazaki
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography