Large pleural effusion
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Large pleural effusion
- Here the trachea and mediastinum are deviated to the right.
- Are they PUSHED or PULLED?
- There is opacification of the left lower hemithorax due to a pleural effusion (fluid gathering in the pleural space). This has PUSHED the whole mediastinum to the right.
- In this case the patient was found to have mesothelioma, a malignancy of the pleura related to asbestos exposure.