Naslov
Mezoteliom pleure - prikaz boelsnika
(Pleural mesothelioma – case report)

Autori
Premužić Meštrović, Ivica ; Dragičević, Maro ; Mosler, Domagoj ; Meštrović, Tomislav ; Lazić Mosler, Elvira ; Kozmar, Damir ; Kranjčević, Stjepan ; Počanić, Darko ; Cavrić, Gordana ; Narančić Skorić, Kristina ; Letilović, Tomislav ; Jerkić, Helena ; Zeljko, Hrvojka ; Kardum-Skelin, Ika.

Izvornik
Acta medica Croatica. Supplement (1331-1638) 65 (2011), 1; 213-216

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prikaz, stručni

Ključne riječi
mezoteliom pleure; citološka analiza; paraneoplastični sindrom
(pleural; mesothelioma; effusion; cytology; paraneoplastic syndrome)

Sažetak
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm with the incidence of 1-2 per million people. The incidence is higher in male population (10-30/million), whereas the incidence in female population is 2 per million. It occurs predominantly at older age (65+ years). The most common clinical manifestation of pleural mesothelioma is pleural effusion with dyspnea, which makes it a diagnostic problem since many cardiac diseases can have the same presentation. We report a case of pleural mesothelioma in an 80-yearold woman that presented with dyspnea and pleural effusion, which was at first considered as a sign of heart failure. Clinical presentation also included metabolic disorders and deep vein thrombosis, and the patient’s epidemiologic history was negative, so diagnostic procedures including pleurocentesis were directed towards detection of the possible malignant disease. Cytologic analysis followed by biopsy pointed to the diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma. Persistent pleural effusions that do not coincide with cardiac disease, especially if accompanied by metabolic

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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