Pleural effusion presenting as mediastinal widening

Bronchogenic cyst presenting as mediastinal mass with pleural effusion.

Mediastinal bronchogenic cysts are usually identified on computed tomography (CT) as well-defined masses of variable density that may contain rim calcifications. Pleural effusion has never been described in association with these cysts. We report two cases of bronchogenic cysts with unusual presentation because of an association with a pleural effusion not explained by pulmonary infection. The ...

Ewing's Sarcoma Presenting as Pleural Effusion.

A 20-year-old female presented to the Pulmonary Medicine Department with complaints of fever, left sided chest pain and progressive dyspnoea of four months duration. Radiological examination revealed a mass lesion with massive pleural effusion and rib erosion. Histopathology showed neoplastic cells with scanty cytoplasm, hyperchromatic nuclei and rosette formation suggestive of Ewing sarcoma. T...

Carcinoma prostate presenting as pleural effusion with metastatic pleural mass.

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Case of mediastinal Ewing's Sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting as pleural effusion.

Mediastinal teratoma mimicking massive pleural effusion.

Immature mediastinal teratoma is very rare, found in only 1% of all mediastinal teratomas. Raised serum alpha feto-protein acts as important surrogate marker for both diagnosis and follow up in such cases. Surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy are keys in the management, especially in patients older than 15 years of age. We present a 14-year-boy presenting clinico-radiologically as left sided massi...