Diffuse pleural thickening and thoracic contraction: An indistinguishable case from malignant pleural mesothelioma

The differential diagnosis of reactive mesothelial hyperplasia and mesothelioma is difficult. We present a rare case of diffuse pleural thickening with thoracic contraction that was indistinguishable from mesothelioma. A 66-year-old woman with no history of asbestos exposure visited our hospital wit...

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Main Authors: Yuji Tada, Masatoshi Tagawa, Toshikazu Yusa, Mari Yatomi, Iwao Shimomura, Toshio Suzuki, Yuichiro Takeshita, Tetsuo Sato, Hideaki Shimada, Kenzo Hiroshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20948716