Malignant pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma

A 31-year-old male with no past medical history and no occupational risk factors presented to the emergency department complaining of cough, fever, and right pleuritic chest pain. Chest radiograph showed opacification of the right hemithorax. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) showed a large heterogeneous pleural mass occupying the entire right hemithorax (Fig). A CT-guided core needle biopsy confirmed a sarcomatoid mesothelioma.

Source: Surgery - July 5, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Alberto Caba ñero, Luis Gorospe, Maria Eugenia Olmedo, Luis Angel Montero, Gemma Muñoz, David Saldaña Source Type: research