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Case Report
Miliary mottling and pleural metastases secondary to lung adenocarcinoma: A case report
1 Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman, Arizona 86409, USA
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Waheed Abdul
Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman, Arizona 86409,
USA
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Article ID: 101303Z01WA2022
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Abdul W. Miliary mottling and pleural metastases secondary to lung adenocarcinoma: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13:101303Z01WA2022.ABSTRACT
Miliary mottling/metastases are defined as distinctive numerous small nodules (<3 mm) with sharp margins scattered throughout the lungs which can be seen on chest radiograph that are rarely associated with lung adenocarcinomas. We present a rare case of a 67-year-old smoker diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma with metastatic pleural effusion and miliary mottling which highlights this rare association. Lung adenocarcinoma with miliary metastases have higher mortality rate and are associated with +ve epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations.
Keywords: Lung adenocarcinoma, Miliary metastases, Miliary mottling, Pleural metastases
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Waheed Abdul - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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