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Rounded atelectasis and mesothelioma
1Department of Radiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|June 3, 1998
Abstract
Objective:
The purpose of this article is to report the coexistence of rounded atelectasis with malignant pleural mesothelioma as revealed by radiography and CT.
Conclusion:
Our five cases show the coexistence of rounded atelectasis and malignant mesothelioma. If rounded atelectasis is associated with a pleural effusion, a pleural mass with or without chest-wall invasion, or thickened pleura not adjacent to the rounded atelectasis, malignant mesothelioma should be strongly considered.