9,694 results match your criteria: "Pleural Effusion Imaging"
Med Biol Eng Comput
December 2024
Department of Medical Imaging, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, No.1 Panfu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510030, Guangdong, China.
The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the semantic segmentation model in predicting cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) and heart enlargement and compare its consistency with the reference standard. A total of 650 consecutive chest radiographs from our center and 756 public datasets were retrospectively included to develop a segmentation model. Three semantic segmentation models were used to segment the heart and lungs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicine (Baltimore)
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China.
Rationale: Pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) is an infrequent etiology of pleural effusion, characterized by nonspecific thoracic symptoms, which often leads to misdiagnosis and subsequent severe complications. Consequently, early diagnosis is crucial for effective management and the prevention of adverse outcomes. This report presents a rare case of PPF causing bilateral pleural effusions, aiming to enhance clinical recognition of this condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Bronchology Interv Pulmonol
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
The goal of the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Essential Knowledge in Interventional Pulmonology Series is to provide clinicians with concise, up-to-date reviews of important topics in the field of interventional pulmonology. This 3-year alternating rotation of primary topics will start with a focus on selected topics in malignant pleural disease. In this article, we update the reader on malignant pleural effusion in 3 parts: part 1-diagnosis, focusing on imaging and fluid biomarkers; part 2-management, with review of multimodal approaches, cost considerations, and evolving targeted therapies; and part 3-pleural mesothelioma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res
October 2024
Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India-570015.
A 60-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, weight loss, and fatigue. Imaging revealed a pancreatic mass, bilateral pleural effusion, ascites, and lytic bony lesions. Investigations confirmed multiple myeloma with lambda light chain disease.
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November 2024
Radiology, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, GBR.
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PbL) is a subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primarily linked to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This case report presents a 34-year-old HIV-positive patient who exhibited unusual signs of pleural thickening and effusion. Initial evaluations, including imaging and pleural fluid analysis, suggested thoracic empyema.
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December 2024
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Background: Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised patients. The major species include Cryptococcus grubii, Cryptococcus neoformans, and rarely, Cryptococcus gattii. Here we present a disseminated Cryptococcus gattii infection in a patient with elevated granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating-factor autoantibody which was successfully treated with antifungal therapy.
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December 2024
RineCynth Advisory Limited, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Pulmonary carcinoids are rare neuroendocrine tumors accounting for less than 1% of all lung cancers. They are classified into two subcategories; typical and atypical carcinoids with the latter tending to grow faster. Historically, open thoracotomy was the standard approach for pulmonary resection.
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December 2024
Department of Gynaecology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Background: Wolffian adnexal tumor is a rare type of tumor that was first discovered and reported by Karim-inejad in 1973. Wolffian adnexal tumor lacks specific clinical manifestations and its histological morphology is similar to various other tumors, making it highly prone to misdiagnosis. To enhance our understanding of this disease, we hereby report a case of Wolffian adnexal tumor diagnosed and treated in our hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Thorac Dis
November 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is primarily treated with a combination therapy based on lung pleurectomy in the early stage or pemetrexed combined with platinum-based chemotherapy in the late stage. However, these standard therapies do not significantly improve survival and are associated with significant adverse reactions.
Case Description: In February 2017, a 63-year-old male patient was admitted to Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University coughing for 1 month and experienced chest tightness and chest pain for 2 days.
Cureus
November 2024
General Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Pune, IND.
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) of the clear cell type is the most common form of renal malignancy. Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) as the initial presentation of RCC is very rare. This case report presents a case of RCC that initially manifested as a pleural effusion, without the typical symptoms of flank pain, hematuria, or a palpable abdominal mass.
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December 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan.
A 64-year-old man undergoing chemoradiotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma with systemic metastases was admitted for a malignant pleural effusion in the left thoracic cavity that necessitated a drainage and pleurodesis with talc. After pleurodesis, an air leak occurred, which led to surgical intervention. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans and intraoperative findings revealed multiple nodules in the lungs and a fistula due to ruptured tumor.
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December 2024
NS Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Introduction/background: Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare entity that is caused by an obstruction of the flow in the hepatic veins or inferior vena cava.
Case Presentation: Herein, we report a rare case of iatrogenic Budd-Chiari syndrome. A 52-year-old woman with chronic renal failure under hemodialysis, presented to our hospital for dyspnea caused by a large pleural effusion.
Radiographics
January 2025
From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging (C.J.G., M.N., M.A.B., W.B., S.A., A.H., E.B., P.F.); and Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (S.V.), Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Ste AT-500, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly referred to as lupus, is a widely prevalent chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any organ system in the body. Although the pathogenesis of this disease is rather complex and poorly understood, ultimately there is an overproduction of multiple self-reactive antinuclear antibodies. These autoantibodies are one of the laboratory hallmarks of the diagnosis and disease activity of SLE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address:
Image-guided thermal ablation (IGTA) applied to pulmonary pathology is an alternative to surgery in high-risk patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Its application to lung neoplasm was first introduced in 2001 and has been implemented to treat metastatic disease to the lung or in select medically inoperable patients with peripheral stage I NSCLC. IGTA may also be an alternative to treat stage I NSCLC in non-operable patients with interstitial lung disease in whom a radiation modality is deemed too high risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Pulmonology, Pius-Hospital Carl Von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany.
Background: Yellow nail syndrome is characterized by a yellow discoloration of the nails, respiratory symptoms, and lymphedema. It was first described in 1964 and has an estimated prevalence of less than 1:1.000.
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December 2024
General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, NHS Lanarkshire, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, UK.
Pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis, which clinically presents as a pleural effusion and often with an absence of typical abdominal symptoms associated with pancreatic disease.We describe a man in his early 50s who presented to the emergency department with pleuritic chest pain and progressive breathlessness with a history of alcohol excess. Chest X-ray demonstrated a bilateral pleural effusion with a dark red amylase-rich exudate on needle aspiration, necessitating a chest drain insertion.
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December 2024
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi
October 2024
Center for Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
December 2024
Al- Ahli Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting women, causing gastrointestinal issues like acute pancreatitis, esophagitis, and protein-losing enteropathy. Protein loss is uncommon, but a case study shows protein-losing enteropathy as a first sign.
Importance: Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare gastrointestinal manifestation of SLE, often seen years before diagnosis.
Cureus
November 2024
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Guwahati, IND.
Cureus
November 2024
Department of Radiology, Hebron Governmental Hospital, Hebron, PSE.
Splenic lymphoma, particularly primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PS-DLBCL), is a rare malignancy that often presents with nonspecific symptoms, complicating diagnosis. This case report describes a 44-year-old female with left flank pain and nausea whose imaging studies, including ultrasound and CT, revealed a well-defined heterogeneous lesion in the spleen and left pleural effusion, initially suggesting a hydatid cyst. Despite negative serological tests for echinococcosis, clinical suspicion remained due to the endemic presence of the disease.
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November 2024
Acute Internal Medicine, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, GBR.
Intrathoracic meningocele is a condition characterized by the protrusion of dura mater and cerebrospinal fluid within the thoracic cavity. This can be associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and other connective tissue disorders. Less commonly, it can occur in isolation.
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December 2024
Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
December 2024
First Department of Internal Medicine, "Tzaneio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece.
BMC Pulm Med
December 2024
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.