Pleural amyloidosis imitating pleural malignancy
CT chest performed to investigate dyspnea and malaise in an 83 year old man demonstrated bilateral circumferential pleural thickening highly suspicious for pleural mesothelioma or metastatic pleural malignancy. Histopathology of a subsequent pleural biopsy returned a diagnosis of pleural amyloid. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117300400 |