title: [Correlation of computed tomography imaging and clinical prognosis of pleural mesothelioma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the value of computed tomography (CT) imaging in clinical diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of pleural mesothelioma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data and CT features were analyzed retrospectively in 12 pathologically confirmed cases of pleural mesothelioma. And 15 relevant papers were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The major clinical symptoms included chest pain, stuffiness and cough. The chest CT demonstrated diffusive pleural thickening (n = 9), local pleural thickening (n = 3), pleural thickening over 1 cm (n = 10) and concurrent pleural effusion (n = 11).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chest CT may help to determine the location, shape, extent of pleural lesion and its relation to surrounding tissues. And it provides objective rationales for the clinical diagnosis and prognostic assessment in patients with pleural mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Huachen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lü
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010996:Pleural Effusion; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed