A Phantom Opacity on Chest Radiograph
| Autor: | Adelino Carragoso, Diana Pinho dos Santos, Marlene Delgado |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pleural effusion Radiography phantom tumour lcsh:R Transverse Fissure lcsh:Medicine Articles respiratory system medicine.disease Imaging phantom respiratory tract diseases Interlobar medicine.anatomical_structure pleural effusion Internal Medicine Medicine Radiology Differential diagnosis business Chest radiograph |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2020) Eur J Case Rep Intern Med |
| Popis: | The authors present a case of phantom tumour of the lung. This is a type of pleural effusion where fluids accumulate in the interlobar fissures, typically in the transverse fissure. Its prompt recognition avoids additional, unnecessary or expensive examination and treatment mistakes. LEARNING POINTS: Phantom tumour of the lung should be considered as a differential diagnosis for a radiographic opacity because it can be misdiagnosed as a lung mass or consolidation. Its rapid disappearance after management of the underlying condition, in this case of cardiac decompensation with diuretics, confirms the diagnosis. Prompt recognition avoids additional, unnecessary or expensive examination and treatment mistakes. |
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