Pleural Effusion Caused by an Unusual Mass in the Right Hemithorax.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An 80-year-old woman presented with complaints of weakness and dizziness. She had a medical history of subacute cerebral ischemia, vertigo, hypertension, and thalassemia minor. The patient was born and raised in Turkey and has lived in Switzerland for 50 years. Her sister died of a mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure at the age of 60 years but had lived in Turkey until her death. The patient had neither a history of TB nor B symptoms. She has never smoked.
Medical subject headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed