title: Pleurosubcutaneous fistula presenting as lateral thoracic lump in an oncologic patient.
abstract: We describe a case of pleurosubcutaneous fistula of the left thoracic wall in an oncologic female patient. She presented with left-sided pain and a chest wall mass bulge suspicious for breast neoplasm metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. drercument@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Genchellac
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Temizoz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoruk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000556:secondary; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography