Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma mimicking an anterior mediastinal tumor

Takuya Hino; Takeshi Kamitani; Koji Sagiyama; Yuzo Yamasaki; Isamu Okamoto; Tetsuzo Tagawa; Kayo Ijichi; Hidetaka Yamamoto; Hidetake Yabuuchi; Hiroshi Honda

European Journal of Radiology Open (Jan 2019)

Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma mimicking an anterior mediastinal tumor

Takuya Hino,
Takeshi Kamitani,
Koji Sagiyama,
Yuzo Yamasaki,
Isamu Okamoto,
Tetsuzo Tagawa,
Kayo Ijichi,
Hidetaka Yamamoto,
Hidetake Yabuuchi,
Hiroshi Honda

Affiliations

Takuya Hino: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Takeshi Kamitani: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Corresponding author.
Koji Sagiyama: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Yuzo Yamasaki: Department of Molecular Imaging & Diagnosis, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Isamu Okamoto: Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Tetsuzo Tagawa: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Kayo Ijichi: Pathophysiological and Experimental Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Hidetaka Yamamoto: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Hidetake Yabuuchi: Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Hiroshi Honda: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6
pp. 72 – 77

Abstract

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Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma (LMPM) is an extremely rare tumor. We report the case of a 40-year-old Japanese male with an LMPM mimicking an anterior mediastinal tumor due to invasion to the anterior mediastinum, and we discuss mainly the differentiation of LMPM from an anterior mediastinal tumor. The present tumor had a long shape along the pleura, and LMPM could be one of the differential diagnoses. Keywords: Pleural mesothelioma, Localized, Pleural tumor, Radiology, LMPM

Published in European Journal of Radiology Open

ISSN: 2352-0477 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/european-journal-of-radiology-open/

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