Sameer Khan, Nadeem Butt, Thajammul Moin, Farrukh Bajwa.
Dysphagia as an Unusual Complication of Pleural Mesothelioma
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan 2008;18(1):43-4.
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dysphagia is an unusual presentation of pleural mesothelioma and carries a grim prognosis. A case of an elderly patient is presented herein, in whom the diagnosis was confirmed histologically, and the patient was still surviving 6 months after palliation.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Mesothelioma. Dysphagia. Chemotherapy. Immunohistochemistry. Cancer. Pleura.
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