title: Case report: pleural encasement secondary to acinar adenocarcinoma of the submandibular gland.
abstract: We present a case of a 42-year-old male with metastatic pleural encasement of the lung with extension into the mediastinum, resulting from an acinar adenocarcinoma of the submandibular gland diagnosed 30 years previously. The radiographic and CT appearances are presented, with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hynes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed