Dysphagia as an unusual complication of pleural mesothelioma.

Authors :: Khan S
Butt N
Moin T
Bajwa F
Source :: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP [J Coll Physicians Surg Pak] 2008 Jan; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 43-4.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: Dysphagia is an unusual presentation of pleural mesothelioma and carries a grim prognosis. A case of an elderly patient is presented herein, in whom the diagnosis was confirmed histologically, and the patient was still surviving 6 months after palliation.

Subjects :: Deglutition Disorders diagnosis
Humans
Male
Mesothelioma diagnosis
Mesothelioma pathology
Middle Aged
Pleural Neoplasms diagnosis
Pleural Neoplasms pathology
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Deglutition Disorders etiology
Mesothelioma complications
Pleural Neoplasms complications

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1022-386X
Volume :: 18
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 18452668
Full Text :: https://doi.org/01.2008/JCPSP.4344