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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
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* [[Jaundice]], or yellowing of the eyes and skin | |||
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* pleural effusion | * Dull note on percussion indicating [[pleural effusion]]. | ||
A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the bone, brain, or adrenal glands. Pleural tumors are usually found only on one side of the lungs. | A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the bone, brain, or adrenal glands. Pleural tumors are usually found only on one side of the lungs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Physical Examination
Skin
- Jaundice, or yellowing of the eyes and skin
=Lungs
- Dull note on percussion indicating pleural effusion.
A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the bone, brain, or adrenal glands. Pleural tumors are usually found only on one side of the lungs.