Presentation
Severe shortness of breath. Recent weight loss.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Massive pleural effusion with mediastinal shift
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Massive left sided pleural effusion with marked mediastinal shift.
The heart and trachea as severely displaced to the right.
Right lung clear.
Case Discussion
This 'white out' with the large amount of mediastinal shift is the resultant of a massive pleural effusion.
This is an extreme example of mediastinal shift from an effusion.
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