[Recurrent pneumothorax as alone manifestation of mesothelioma pleurae].
Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura is a rare neoplasm with a poor prognosis. The most often symptoms of this disease are dyspnoe and chest wall pain, which is often associated with pleural effusion. We present 35-years old woman with 5 epizodes of pneumothorax during 3 years (4 of right side and 1-bilateral) in whom bilateral pleurodesis was performed. Specimens of lung and pleurae were examinated. Result of microscopic and immunohistochemical examination was: mesothelioma epithelioides pleurae (mesothelium +, calretyninaa +, EMA+ membrane reaction, desmine +/-).
Fijołek
Justyna
J
III Klinika Chorób Płuc, Warszawie.
Wiatr
Elzbieta
E
Langfort
Renata
R
Gawryluk
Dariusz
D
Usiekniewicz
Jerzy
J
Caban
Paweł
P
Orłowski
Tadeusz M
TM
Szczepulska
Ewa
E
Opoka
Magdalena
M
Małek
Grzegorz
G
Bestry
Iwona
I
Kazimierz-Sliz
Roszkowski
R
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed