Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as Large Neck Mass.

Lee, Bae Young; Kim, Hyeon Sook; Song, Kyung Sup; Cho, Song Mee; Lee, Kang Hoon; Choi, Jung Eun; Lee, Sang Haak; Moon, Hwa Sik; Kang, Ji Young; Kang, Hyun Hee; Min, Ki Ouk

doi:2009.67.4.369

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 67(4); 2009 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2009;67(4):369-373.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2009.67.4.369 Published online October 1, 2009.

Malignant Mesothelioma Presenting as Large Neck Mass.

Bae Young Lee, Hyeon Sook Kim, Kyung Sup Song, Song Mee Cho, Kang Hoon Lee, Jung Eun Choi, Sang Haak Lee, Hwa Sik Moon, Ji Young Kang, Hyun Hee Kang, Ki Ouk Min

¹Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hskimsph@catholic.ac.kr
²Department of Pulmonology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma is the most common primary malignant tumor involving pleura, but its diagnosis is difficult to determine by pathology in addition to the fact that it is rare. We present an unusual case of malignant mesothelioma, which initially presented as large neck mass contrary to the more common presentation of a rind like growth along the pleura demonstrated on imaging and by pathologic findings.

Key Words: Mesothelioma, Neck, Pleura