Malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnosed after chest trauma
Machi, J.; Bekoe, S.; Latenser, B.A.
American Surgeon 63(11): 1011-1013
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348 PMID: 9358793 Document Number: 478647
Two patients who presented with persistent pulmonary symptoms after chest trauma and were diagnosed to have malignant pleural mesothelioma are described. The symptoms, more than expected from trauma, prompted earlier diagnosis of this underlying disease. The possibility of unknown preexisting diseases should always be considered in posttraumatic patients with unusual presentations.