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Usefulness of new flex-rigid pleuroscopy in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Authors :
Takashi Nakano
Yoshiki Ishii
Takayuki Kaburagi
Satoru Ishii
Source :
BMJ Case Reports
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
BMJ, 2019.

Abstract

An 83-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea. Chest X-ray showed right-sided pleural effusion, which was confirmed by chest CT scans on admission. A nodular shadow was also visualised in the front part of the chest ([figure 1][1]). 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)

Details

ISSN :
1757790X
Volume :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMJ Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....db0c27843f69d2f7fdc6da31e015fb50
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226884