Fibrous pleural tumour producing 171 litres of transudate
Localized fibrous tumours of the pleura (or localized benign mesothelioma) are rare, and in most cases, asymptomatic. This report describes a 48 yr old female with a right-sided fibrous pleural tumour, which produced 171 L of transudate before a correct diagnosis was reached. The tumour was surgical...
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Published in | The European respiratory journal Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 1230 - 1232 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Leeds
Eur Respiratory Soc
01.11.1998
Maney |
Subjects | |
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Summary: | Localized fibrous tumours of the pleura (or localized benign mesothelioma) are rare, and in most cases, asymptomatic. This report describes a 48 yr old female with a right-sided fibrous pleural tumour, which produced 171 L of transudate before a correct diagnosis was reached. The tumour was surgically removed and the transudation stopped immediately. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0903-1936 1399-3003 |
DOI: | 10.1183/09031936.98.12051230 |