Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax

Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax

Malignant mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive tumor arising from the pleura with median survival of approximately 9–12 months. It can rarely present as a spontaneous pneumothorax. Less than 35 cases of malignant mesothelioma presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax have been reported in the litera...

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Main Authors: Ashish Prasad, Diana Olsen, P. S. Sriram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/374960
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spelling doaj-b738842ed9db4d798bdc5cf5931974852020-11-24T23:58:08ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542013-01-01201310.1155/2013/374960374960Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging PneumothoraxAshish Prasad0Diana Olsen1P. S. Sriram2Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0225, USADivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, NFSG VA Medical Center, 1600 SW Archer Road, 111A, Gainesville, FL 32608, USADivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0225, USAMalignant mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive tumor arising from the pleura with median survival of approximately 9–12 months. It can rarely present as a spontaneous pneumothorax. Less than 35 cases of malignant mesothelioma presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax have been reported in the literature. Pathology may show florid mesothelial hyperplasia. We herein report a case of mesothelioma presenting as a pneumothorax that gradually enlarged over a one-year period and also review the relevant literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/374960
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author Ashish Prasad
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P. S. Sriram
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P. S. Sriram
Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax
Case Reports in Pulmonology
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Diana Olsen
P. S. Sriram
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title Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax
title_short Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax
title_full Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax
title_fullStr Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax
title_full_unstemmed Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as a Gradually Enlarging Pneumothorax
title_sort malignant mesothelioma presenting as a gradually enlarging pneumothorax
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pulmonology
issn 2090-6846
2090-6854
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Malignant mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive tumor arising from the pleura with median survival of approximately 9–12 months. It can rarely present as a spontaneous pneumothorax. Less than 35 cases of malignant mesothelioma presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax have been reported in the literature. Pathology may show florid mesothelial hyperplasia. We herein report a case of mesothelioma presenting as a pneumothorax that gradually enlarged over a one-year period and also review the relevant literature.
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