Malignant mesothelioma

  • Suzanne Alkul A medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX
  • Hawa Edriss A fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at TTUHSC in Lubbock, TX
  • Daniel Cordoba
  • Mitchell Wachtel
Keywords: mesothelioma, asbestos, pleural disease

Abstract

Seventy percent of patients with malignant mesothelioma have had exposure to asbestos fibers. Other patients without this exposure have had chronic pleural inflammation or received radiation to the thorax. Occasionally patients present with no obvious exposure history relevant to the development of malignant mesothelioma. This diagnosis needs to be in the differential diagnosis of all patients with unexplained pleural disease.

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Author Biography

Suzanne Alkul, A medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX
MD, pulmonary physician, expertise- clinical projects, ICU, COPD, general pulmonary medicine
Published
2016-04-15
How to Cite
Alkul, S., Edriss, H., Cordoba, D., & Wachtel, M. (2016). Malignant mesothelioma. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 4(14), 37-41. Retrieved from https://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/270
Issue
Vol 4 No 14 (2016): The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
Section
Case Reports

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