title: Malignant mesothelioma with fungating masses and multiple sites involvement.
abstract: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare tumor associated with asbestos exposure. It typically presents as thickening or nodularity of the pleura, although it can also originate from other sites consisting of mesothelia and have manifestations other than thickening or nodularity. Several studies have implied that these different manifestations are associated with a different tumor biology. We report the case of a 54-year-old man with multiple fungating masses diagnosed as MM on histological examination.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Kyeom
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Jee Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hoon
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyu Young
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Jeong
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro-gu Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D010994:Pleura / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011859:Radiography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
keywords: fungating mass - malignant mesothelioma - manifestation - multiple sites