A 70-year-old male with sarcomatoid renal carcinoma presented to his general practitioner with worsening breathlessness. He was referred to the radiology department for a radiograph of the chest, which showed recurrence of a known right malignant pleural effusion (MPE) (figure 1A). After 4 days, he underwent an uncomplicated right indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) insertion and drainage. The postprocedure radiograph of the chest (figure 1B) showed improved appearances of the right MPE and a new small left pleural effusion that had been seen on the preprocedure ultrasound and likely progressed since his presenting radiograph. The radiographer’s report raised concerns that the right IPC tip …

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大留置胸膜导管的转位

一名患有肉瘤样肾癌的 70 岁男性因呼吸困难加重就诊于全科医生。他被转诊至放射科进行胸部 X 线检查，显示已知的右侧恶性胸腔积液 (MPE) 复发（图 1A）。4 天后，他接受了简单的右侧留置胸膜导管 (IPC) 插入和引流。胸部术后 X 线片（图 1B）显示右侧 MPE 的外观改善，并且在术前超声上看到了新的少量左侧胸腔积液，并且可能在他呈现 X 线片后有所进展。放射技师的报告引起了人们的担忧，即正确的 IPC 提示……