An Autopsied Case of Malignant Sarcomatoid Pleural Mesothelioma in Which Chest Pain Developed Several Months Earlier without Abnormality on Imaging

The patient experienced chest pain for about 7 months, but a diagnosis could not be made until after death. He was diagnosed with malignant sarcomatoid pleural mesothelioma on autopsy. In this case report, difficult aspects of the diagnosis are discussed. The 70-year-old Japanese man was a driver wh...

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Main Authors: Daizo Yaguchi, Motoshi Ichikawa, Noriko Inoue, Daisuke Kobayashi, Akinobu Matsuura, Masato Shizu, Naoyuki Imai, Kazuko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/441468