Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm
The symptoms of malignant pleural mesothelioma can be mimicked by some other malignancies, clinically and radiologically. We describe a case of a 57-year-old man whose clinical and radiological findings were consistent with malignant pleural mesothelioma; however, a pleural biopsy showed undifferent...
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| description | The symptoms of malignant pleural mesothelioma can be mimicked by some other malignancies, clinically and radiologically. We describe a case of a 57-year-old man whose clinical and radiological findings were consistent with malignant pleural mesothelioma; however, a pleural biopsy showed undifferentiated epithelioid malignant neoplasm. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d04bed68253496f8c41d67d3f81a81b2025-02-09T08:13:11ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042024-07-01394e657e65710.5001/omj.2024.27Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant NeoplasmJamal Al-Aghbari0Amira Al Badi1Radiya Al Ajmi2Saif Al Mubaihsi3Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanThe symptoms of malignant pleural mesothelioma can be mimicked by some other malignancies, clinically and radiologically. We describe a case of a 57-year-old man whose clinical and radiological findings were consistent with malignant pleural mesothelioma; however, a pleural biopsy showed undifferentiated epithelioid malignant neoplasm.https://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=3829malignant pleural effusionmalignancyoman |
| spellingShingle | Jamal Al-Aghbari Amira Al Badi Radiya Al Ajmi Saif Al Mubaihsi Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm Oman Medical Journal malignant pleural effusion malignancy oman |
| title | Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_full | Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_short | Unusual Cause of Diffuse Pleural Thickening (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Mimic): Undifferentiated Epithelioid Malignant Neoplasm |
| title_sort | unusual cause of diffuse pleural thickening malignant pleural mesothelioma mimic undifferentiated epithelioid malignant neoplasm |
| topic | malignant pleural effusion malignancy oman |
| url | https://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=3829 |
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