Malignant pleural mesothelioma with resolution of pleural effusion

Sayaka Nishida; Kazutoshi Toriyama; Makiko Yomota; Yukio Hosomi

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1234

Malignant pleural mesothelioma with resolution of pleural effusion

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Oct 15;11(11):e01234. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1234. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Sayaka Nishida¹, Kazutoshi Toriyama², Makiko Yomota², Yukio Hosomi²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Resident Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital Tokyo Japan.
² Department of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

In malignant pleural mesothelioma patients, pleural effusion may improve during the course of the disease. Pleural effusion with nodular shadows bordering the pleura should be followed up even if the pleural effusion improves.

Keywords: asbestos; malignant pleural mesothelioma; pleural effusion.