作者: Arnold Raizon , Arnold Schwartz , William Hix , S. David Rockoff
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199601000-00009
关键词: Pleural Mass 、 Medicine 、 Pleural disease 、 Ct examination 、 Asbestos 、 Radiology 、 Complication 、 Pathology 、 Degeneration (medical) 、 Respiratory disease 、 Calcification
摘要: We present two cases demonstrating, on CT examination, heavily calcified mass lesions associated with malignant pleural mesothelioma in workers occupationally exposed to asbestos. These masses proved be osteogenic sarcomatous degeneration within mesotheliomas. The observation of dense calcification a should raise suspicion osteosarcomatous if it is seen conjunction other classic signs mesothelioma.