A refractory pleural effusion caused by a pleural capillary hemangioma

A 69-year-old man presented with a left pleural effusion. Even after repeated drainage, the pleural effusion had been increasing for more than two years. Thoracoscopy unexpectedly showed a pleural mass on the parietal pleura, and it was completely removed. The diagnosis was pleural capillary hemangi...

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Main Authors: Kazumasa Akagi, Toyoshi Matsutake, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Hiroshi Mukae, Hirokazu Kurohama, Hirofumi Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000460