Photo by gabriel_meinert from unsplash
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… Click to show full abstract
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 hemangioma, and the effusion has not recurred after the resection. Pleural hemangioma is one of the crucial differential diagnoses of refractory pleural effusion.
Keywords:
pleural capillary;
capillary hemangioma;
pleural effusion;
refractory pleural;
effusion
Journal Title: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Year Published: 2021
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!
Journal Title: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Year Published: 2021
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!