Localized pleural mesothelioma: CT and MR findings

Kinoshita, Toshibumi; Ishi, Kiyoshi; Miyasato, Shinichi

doi:10.1016/s0730-725x(96)00398-0

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“…Metastatic disease is probably the commonest neoplasm to involve the pleura, with common primary sites including non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, and lymphoma [8, 9]. Primary diaphragmatic tumors are also a source of potential confusion; however, secondary findings such as a pleural effusion or diaphragmatic disruption can help avoid misinterpretation [10-12]. Endometriosis in the vicinity of the lateral arcuate ligament can usually be confidently diagnosed based on clinical or imaging characteristics [13].…”

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Imaging of invasive thymoma in the costophrenic recess presenting as thickening of arcuate ligaments of the diaphragm

et al. 2014

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Imaging findings in a patient with invasive thymoma in the costophrenic recess are presented, in whom CT and MRI revealed lateral arcuate ligament thickening. Increased FDG uptake on subsequent PET/CT was helpful in suggesting the correct diagnosis. A second patient with much more obvious invasive thymoma occurring in the costophrenic recess is presented for comparison. It is a well-known fact that thymic malignancies can metastasize to the pleura even years after resection. Rarely, they may present as focal thickening of the diaphragmatic lateral arcuate ligament.

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Imaging of invasive thymoma in the costophrenic recess presenting as thickening of arcuate ligaments of the diaphragm

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“…In patients with paraneoplastic hypoglycemia, there are abnormally high levels of a high-molecular-weight IGF-II (big IGF-II) in the tumor and serum. The big IGF-II, incompletely processed pro-IGF-II, could be related to hypoglycemia in the non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia, because serum big IGF-II is significantly decreased, and hypoglycemia disappears after the removal of tumor [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]. The mechanism by which big IGF-II produces hypoglycemia remains unclear [8].…”

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Two cases of large solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura associated with fasting hypoglycemia

Kim

et al. 2001

European Radiology

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We describe two cases of elderly women who presented hypoglycemic episodes with suppressed levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor I. They were found to have huge malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura. The tumors had rich vascularization on enhanced CT scans and showed characteristic low signal intensity on T2-weighted MR images. This paraneoplastic hypoglycemia is caused by an incompletely processed precursor of insulin-like growth factor II secreted from the tumor. Hypoglycemia and insulin suppression were resolved after removal of the tumors.

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