Biomedical subjects

P K Vyas

Publications and source records attributed to P K Vyas.

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PubMed2000

Malignant pleural mesothelioma in a 13-year-old girl.

Pleural mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor in all age groups, but is especially rare in childhood. We describe the clinical and radiological features of malignant pleural mesothelioma in a 13-year-old girl. The chest radiograph showed nearly complete opacification and loss of volume in the left hemithorax. Computed tomography demonstrated a large pleural effusion centrally surrounded by a thick enhancing rind of soft tissue. The radiological features of childhood pleural mesothelioma in our case were similar to those described in adults with this disease.

Child↗

PubMed2000

Disseminated lymphangiomatosis presenting with massive chylothorax.

BACKGROUND: Lymphangiomatosis is a disease characterized by involvement of various body constituents and can involve the skeletal system, connective tissues, and visceral organs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present a case of a 9-year-old girl where this entity presented with extensive right-sided chylothorax. Conventional imaging, including skeletal scintigraphy and contrast enhanced CT of the chest and abdomen, may have underestimated the extent of the disease, as seen on follow-up T2-weighted MR images of the chest and abdomen in our case. RESULTS: MRI easily demonstrated additional bone lesions as well as multiple small splenic lesions, which were difficult to appreciate on prior CT examinations. CONCLUSION: We suggest that MRI may be helpful to assess the extent of this disease more accurately.

Bone Neoplasms↗

PubMed2000