title: Dysphagia as an unusual complication of pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: Dysphagia is an unusual presentation of pleural mesothelioma and carries a grim prognosis. A case of an elderly patient is presented herein, in whom the diagnosis was confirmed histologically, and the patient was still surviving 6 months after palliation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals,NHS Foundation Trust, UK. sameer.khan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Butt
authors.forename: Thajammul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moin
authors.forename: Farrukh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bajwa
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors