Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Presenting as Achalasia
| Autor: | Keiji Ohmura, Kazunori Matsumoto, Hiroki Kiriyama, Yukihiko Fukushi, Hiroyuki Seki, Toshiaki Fujita, Hiroshi Takada, Yoshiomi Mori, H. Terada, Kazuo Kamii |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Male
Mesothelioma medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Pleural effusion Pleural Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment Achalasia Peritoneal cavity Laparotomy otorhinolaryngologic diseases Internal Medicine Humans Medicine Aged business.industry Respiratory disease General Medicine respiratory system Pleural cavity medicine.disease Dysphagia respiratory tract diseases Esophageal Achalasia medicine.anatomical_structure Asbestosis Pleura Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine. 33:624-627 |
| ISSN: | 1349-7235 0918-2918 |
| DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.33.624 |
| Popis: | A 65-year-old man with an occupational history of asbestos exposure developed dysphagia and vomiting. Clinical examinations at onset revealed a dilated esophagus with smooth narrowing at the gastroesophageal junction and no apparent tumor in and around the esophagus. Achalasia was suspected. Dysphagia progressed gradually and examinations performed three months after the onset disclosed a tumor in the pleural and the peritoneal cavities. At laparotomy, the tumor extended from the pleural cavity into the peritoneal cavity. Histological examination of the biopsied specimen demonstrated malignant mesothelioma. We report the first case of malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting as achalasia. |
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