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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(04): 301-303
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.125568
Chest Radiology Minisymposia

A rare pleural mucinous cystadenocarcinoma mimicking loculated empyema initially: A case report

Sung Min Moon
Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
,
Hyun Ju Seon
Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
,
Yoo-Duk Choi
Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
,
Sang-Yun Song
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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Abstract

We report a case of pleural mucinous cystadenocarcinoma which was mistaken to be a loculated empyema on chest CT. To the best of our knowledge, this entity has never been previously reported in literature.

Keywords

Colloid adenocarcinoma - mucinous neoplasm - pleura - pleuropulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma - pulmonary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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