Pleural amyloidosis imitating pleural malignancy
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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. This case identifies pleural amyloid as a rare differential consideration for diffuse pleural thick...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2213-0071
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.03.004