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Pemetrexed for epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of the pleura

Respirology Case Reports, 2016
A 31‐year‐old woman presented with a 2‐month history of dull left back pain. Chest roentgenography revealed pleural thickening in the left lung apex, whereas chest computed tomography showed a left pleural effusion with diffuse pleural thickening.
Shingo Kanemura, K. Kuribayashi, Yumiko Moriya, S. Shimizu, T. Tsujimura, T. Nakano   +5 more
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Chest computed tomography versus transthoracic ultrasonography in study of gross pleural pathology in patients with pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2019
Objective Pleural effusion is a common medical problem occurring owing to various causes, and the diagnostic panel includes various diagnostic modalities.
Ahmad Al Hosainy Ali, Hossam H Masoud, Khaled M Kamel, Reem I.M Elkorashy, Sally Magdy, Ayman I.A Kamel   +5 more
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Embryological, anatomical and clinical considerations on pleuroperitoneal communication

Pleura and Peritoneum, 2023
The pleural and peritoneal cavity share many related features due to their common celomic origin. Normally these two spaces are completely separated with the development of the diaphragm.
Chatzigrigoriadis Christodoulos, Goulioumis Anastasios, Sperdouli Despoina, Gyftopoulos Kostis   +3 more
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A rare cause of bilateral pleural effusion – desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare, extremely aggressive and malignant tumor predominantly affects young adolescent males and typically presents as a large intra-abdominal mass.
Archana Baburao, Poonam Maurya, Amulya Chakenahalli, Huliraj Narayanswamy   +3 more
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Pleural Effusion Identified by Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Septic Shock: Impact on Clinical Outcomes

POCUS Journal
Aim: To analyze the association between pleural effusion detected by chest point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).
Erick Joel Rendón-Ramirez, Andrés Mauricio Morales-García, Adrián Rendón-Pérez, Homero Nañez-Terreros, Ricardo César Solis, Alexandra Daniela Magaña-García, Samantha Medrano-Juárez, José Francisco Caloca-Estrada, Roberto Mercado-Longoria, Jorge Eduardo Leija-Herrera, José M Porcel   +10 more
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Beware of Pleural Thickening and Calcification: An Enlightenment from a Case of Tuberculous Pleurisy

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Yu Zhu,1,* Yan-Hong Gao,2,* Jia-Ni Zou,3 Er-Ping Xi1 1Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital of the Central Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army, Wuhan, 430070, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of ...
Zhu Y, Gao YH, Zou JN, Xi EP
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Validation of a scoring system to predict recurrence of resected solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.

Chest, 2015
BACKGROUND Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs) are infrequent neoplasms with no standardized criteria to predict risk of recurrence after curative surgery.
Luis F. Tapias, O. Mercier, M. Ghigna, B. Lahon, Hang Lee, D. Mathisen, P. Dartevelle, M. Lanuti   +7 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006
Background: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is an acute, serious, septic disease which results from a complication of oropharyngeal infection. The disease requires a prompt diagnosis and radical surgical treatment to reduce high mortality (40%)
Cvijanović Vlado, Stanić Vojkan, Ristanović Aleksandar, Gulić Bojan, Durković Savo, Stamenović Davor, Marić Nebojša   +6 more
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A Simple Method for Differentiating Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion/Empyema from Parapneumonic Effusion Using the Split Pleura Sign and the Amount of Pleural Effusion on Thoracic CT

PLoS ONE, 2015
Background Pleural separation, the “split pleura” sign, has been reported in patients with empyema. However, the diagnostic yield of the split pleura sign for complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE)/empyema and its utility for differentiating CPPE ...
Naoki Tsujimoto, T. Saraya, R. Light, Y. Tsukahara, T. Koide, Daisuke Kurai, H. Ishii, H. Kimura, H. Goto, H. Takizawa   +9 more
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Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the pleura: Report of a rare case

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2011
Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare aggressive variant of chondrosarcoma that frequently occurs in extraskeletal location. A 28-year-old female presented with a history of dyspnea and fever and succumbed to her illness before a conclusive diagnosis was ...
Ayushi Jain, Rajni Safaya, Chandramohan Jagan, S K Sharma   +3 more
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