Phrenic nerve paralysis as the initial presentation in pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma

Go Makimoto; Keiichi Fujiwara; Nobukazu Fujimoto; Ichiro Yamadori; Toshio Sato; Takumi Kishimoto

doi:10.1159/000363760

Phrenic nerve paralysis as the initial presentation in pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma

Go Makimoto, Keiichi Fujiwara, Nobukazu Fujimoto, Ichiro Yamadori, Toshio Sato, Takumi Kishimoto

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Abstract

A 74-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of persistent cough. A chest radiograph revealed an elevation of the right diaphragm. Computed tomography (CT) images revealed a small nodule localized on the right mediastinum. Five months later, the nodule had grown and was diagnosed as malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) by a CT-guided needle biopsy. The patient underwent combined chemotherapy, but the disease progressed rapidly and he passed away. On autopsy, microscopic findings and immunohistological examinations supported the diagnosis of sarcomatoid mesothelioma. Therefore, we diagnosed this rare case as localized sarcomatoid MPM showing phrenic nerve paralysis as an initial presentation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-392
Number of pages	4
Journal	Case Reports in Oncology
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000363760
Publication status	Published - Mar 6 2014

Keywords

Immunohistological examination
Localized sarcomatoid mesothelioma
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
Phrenic nerve paralysis

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Oncology

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