A 74-year-old man with an enlarging pleural-based mass that was not a mesothelioma.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 57(4): 244-6, 2009 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19670125
ABSTRACT
Soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall, also known as primary malignant mesenchymal tumors, may be mistaken for a malignant mesothelioma because of their histologic similarities. Reports of primary pleural sarcomas are exceedingly uncommon. We present an unusual case of a primary pleural sarcoma with unique clinical and histological features not previously seen in any other subtype of pulmonary sarcoma.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Neoplasms
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Sarcoma
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Mesothelioma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2009
Type:
Article