Malignant pleural mesothelioma in pregnancy.
A 37-year-old pregnant woman presented at 18 weeks' gestation with unrelenting chest and shoulder pain, massive pleural effusion, and a large thoracic mass. Biopsy revealed an undifferentiated sarcomatous pleural mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is a rare thoracic malignancy, which has not been described in pregnancy and appears to be minimally affected by the pregnant state.
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. ramsey_patrick@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain; D010996:Pleural Effusion; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed