title: Unusual presentation and location pleural malignant mesothelioma.
abstract: Pleural malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon tumour of the thorax. We report two cases: a patient with atypically isolated location of the tumour at the right hilum and a young female patient. The histopathological and radiological features are reviewed with reference to relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA. kumara2@ccf.org
authors.forename: Anjan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carcano
authors.forename: Anas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadeh
authors.forename: Rogerio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lilenbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed