title: Malignant pleural mesothelioma detected by spontaneous pneumothorax.
abstract: We report a middle-aged man, without occupational or environmental exposure to asbestos, who presented with spontaneous pneumothorax. Computed tomography showed a 13-mm right apical mass. He underwent tumorectomy and was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma. A local recurrence with multiple and diffuse pleural involvement later appeared. The patient eventually underwent panpleuropneumonectomy, recovered well, and has been doing well for 18 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. makiak@luke.or.jp
authors.forename: Akari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makidono
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsusako
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oikado
authors.forename: Yukihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saida
authors.forename: Mizuto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuji
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otawa
authors.forename: Koyu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kouki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inai
authors.forename: Shigemi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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