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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1560-4381</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Correo Científico Médico]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[ccm]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1560-4381</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Ciencias Médicas de Holguín]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1560-43812019000401470</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Mesotelioma pleural gigante. Presentación de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Giant pleural mesothelioma. Case presentation]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fiallo Cobos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz Armas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Teresa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez Leyva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Berlis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sagué Larrea]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Doimeadios Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zulma]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>1470</fpage>
<lpage>1472</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1560-43812019000401470&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1560-43812019000401470&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1560-43812019000401470&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se describe una paciente de 50 años de edad atendida y operada en el hospital privado La Dolorosa, provincia de Chimborazo, Ecuador, por el Dr. Rodrigo Fiallo Cobos, por presentar cuadro general y distrés respiratorio y en la radiografía de tórax una condensación uniforme de las tres cuartas partes inferiores del campo pulmonar izquierdo, con importante desviación del corazón y mediastino hacia la derecha, que comprime el pulmón derecho en forma significativa, sin signos de derrame. En la tomografía axial computarizada se corrobora una gran masa sólida irregular que ocupa el 90% del hemitórax izquierdo. El resultado histopatológico se correspondió con tumor fibroso benigno gigante (mesotelioma benigno) de pleura. Después de la toracotomía, la paciente fallece, debido a que la masa tumoral gigante no puede ser reseccionada y se mantuvo la afectación de importantes órganos vitales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT We describe a 50-year-old patient treated, for presenting a general picture and respiratory distress and on chest x-ray a uniform condensation of the three lower fourths of the left lung field with significant deviation of the heart and mediastinum to the right that compresses the right lung significantly, without signs of effusion, operated at La Dolorosa private hospital, Chimborazo province, Ecuador, by Dr. Rodrigo Fiallo Cobos. The computerized axial tomography corroborates a large irregular solid mass, which occupies 90% of the left hemithorax. The histopathological result corresponded with giant benign fibrous tumor (benign mesothelioma) of pleura. After the thoracotomy the patient dies, due to the giant tumor mass and the maintained vital organs involvement.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mesotelioma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pleura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mediastino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mesothelioma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pleura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mediastinum]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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