Nihon Kyōbu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi
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Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi · Apr 1997
Case Reports[Large-cell carcinoma presenting as diffuse thickening of the pleura and resembling malignant mesothelioma].
A 65-year-old man had a right-sided pleural effusion. A thoracic CT scan revealed diffuse pleural thickening resembling malignant mesothelioma. ⋯ Hyalinized fibrous tissue with malignant cell infiltration was seen in the thickened pleural tissue and metastatic pleuritis was diagnosed. Large-cell carcinoma of the lung should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pleural thickening.