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.
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.
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