No data available.
Please log in to see this content.
You have no subscription access to this content.
The full text of this article is not currently available.
Rent:
Rent this article for
JPY
Abstract
Pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma is the lung cancer with marked pleural extension resembling malignant pleural mesothelioma on diagnostic imaging. We report a rare case of pseudomesotheliomatous carcinoma of the lung in a 72-year-old man. The patient had complained of dyspnea and a chest roentgenogram showed right pleural effusion. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed diffuse irregular pleural thickening, which mimicked pleural malignant mesothelioma. Pleural tissue sampling was performed to obtain definitive diagnosis by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. At the operation, the tumor was found to have a spread along the pleural surface and primary lesion was not detected in the right lung parenchyma. Immunohistochemically, the tumor was positive for carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), but negative for calretinin, thrombomodulin, and pulmonary surfactant apoprotein. Final diagnosis was adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Full text loading...
/content/article/0021-5252/60070/555