title: [Malignant pleural mesothelioma with multiple nodules].
abstract: A 62-year-old man with left chest pain had left pleural effusion pointed out on a chest radiograph. Chest CT scans showed multiple nodules on the left parietal pleura and pleural effusion. He was referred to our hospital and we performed thoracoscopic examination. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (biphasic type) was diagnosed, based on the pathological findings of a parietal nodular mass, including immunohistological analysis. Chemotherapy using carboplatin and pemetrexed reduced the size of tumor and left pleural effusion. This is a rare case with atypical CT findings of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Rosai Hospital.
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gemba
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed