title: PET-CT in the diagnosis of localized malignant pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: A 67-year-old man presented with right-sided chest and shoulder pain. Chest roentgenogram demonstrated a right upper zone shadow. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a pleural mass and adjacent chest wall disease. Image-guided percutaneous biopsy suggested malignant mesothelioma. We describe the use of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (PET-CT) in the diagnosis and management of localized malignant mesothelioma.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital South Manchester, Manchester, UK. ioannis.dimarakis@imperial.ac.uk
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Dimarakis
authors: Syed
authors: S
authors: Rehman
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Machaal
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed