title: Rounded atelectasis and mesothelioma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to report the coexistence of rounded atelectasis with malignant pleural mesothelioma as revealed by radiography and CT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our five cases show the coexistence of rounded atelectasis and malignant mesothelioma. If rounded atelectasis is associated with a pleural effusion, a pleural mass with or without chest-wall invasion, or thickened pleura not adjacent to the rounded atelectasis, malignant mesothelioma should be strongly considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Munden
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Libshitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed