Bone or pleura? Primary pleural osteosarcoma Pankaj Chandak, MRCS(Eng), Ian Hunt, MRCS(Eng), Randolph Rawlins, FRCS, Sebastian Lucas, FRCPath, Tom Treasure, MD, MS, FRCS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 2, Pages 587-588 (February 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.050 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A and B, Chest computed tomographic scans showed striking pleural calcification of variable thickness encasing the right lung and a large pleural effusion, but no significant contraction of the hemithorax. There were no obvious intrathoracic mass lesions. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 587-588DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.050) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Histologic examination demonstrated pink islands of osteoid with malignant cells showing atypical mitosis. There was no identifiable epithelial component and no mesothelioma. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 587-588DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.050) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions