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Local Anesthetic Thoracoscopy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion
Published on: November 10, 2023
Two malignancies or an unusual presentation of a pleural malignancy?
B J Knipscheer1, R C R Kromontono, P C de Bruin
1Department of Pulmonology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. b.knipscheer@antoniusziekenhuis.nl
Abstract:
Malignant mesothelioma is primarily located in the pleura. Progression usually involves adjacent tissue invasion. Both lymphatic and haematogenous spreads are possible, but rare. Bone involvement usually means locally invasive disease and rarely bone marrow metastases. In this report we presented two patients with a mesothelioma and bone marrow metastases.
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