A massive malignant pleural effusion due to lung adenocarcinoma in an adult male: a case report

Radiology Case Reports

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Zubir S. Rentiya¹  Tulika Garg¹  Toluwalope Ejiyooye¹  Syeda Sarah Mahjabeen¹  Tuba Khan¹  Esther Omolade Apata¹  Vivian Chukwuedozie¹  Pratik Bharat Rajpopat¹  Sanathan Aiyadurai¹  George Ede¹  Vyapti A. Dave¹  Taha Sajjad¹  Hassan Chaudhry¹  Aadil Mahmood Khan¹ 

[1]MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Surgery

关键词: Pleural effusion;    Chest radiography;    Mucinous adenocarcinoma;    Cytopathology;    Systematic therapy;    Radiation therapy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.080

学科分类：生物化学工程

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

A significant right-sided pleural effusion was seen on chest radiography in a 53-year-old adult male who complained of bilateral chest pain, shortness of breath, and other additional symptoms. The bloody pleural effusion was removed with a chest tube, and cytopathology analysis showed moderate cellularity. After performing a high-resolution computed tomography, it was discovered that the affected lung had a significant pleural effusion on the right side as well as collapsed and consolidated lung parenchyma. Upon further examination, the right lower lobe wedge biopsy cytology smear revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma. Adults rarely experience a severe malignant pleural effusion brought on by lung adenocarcinoma, particularly in the absence of risk factors.

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