Radiographic evalution

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Mesothelioma

o          Most common-----moderate to large effeusion or unilat thickening

o          Other ---- pl thickening with irregular margion between lung and pleura , invasion of soft 
                  tissue and rib destruction

o          Late on---- loss of volume  with mediastinal shift to the tumor

o          Very late --- lymph metast ,invasion through mediast to contralat chest

o          28% have pl plaques

o          radiolo favor Dx of mesoth over metast pl dis  include rind like pl involvement

o          + pl thick > 1 cm +med pl involv.