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Posteroanterior chest X-ray in admission (a), after catheter thoracostomy (b) and thorax tomography (c), and posteroanterior chest X-ray after steroid treatment (d).
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Presence of pleural effusion was found in chest X-ray (Figure 1(a)). Catheter thoracostomy was performed (Figure 1(b)). Thorax tomography was performed (Figure 1(c)) and pulmonary thromboembolism was ruled out. After complete disappearance of pleural effusion (Figure 1(d)) nilotinib dose was increased to 2 x 400 mg/day.