A Pleural Loose Body Mimicking a Pleural Tumor: A Case Report

We present a rare case of a pleural loose body, thought to be a pedunculated pleural tumor, found incidentally in a 58-year-old female. Computed tomography showed a non-enhancing mass, which migrated along the mediastinum and paravertebral area. Thoracoscopic surgery revealed a 4 cm, soap-like mass...

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Published inKorean journal of radiology Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 1163 - 1165
Main Authors Kim, Yookyung, Shim, Sung Shine, Chun, Eun Mi, Won, Tae Hee, Park, Sanghui
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Society of Radiology 01.09.2015
대한영상의학회
Subjects
Autopsies
Calcification
Case reports
Collagen
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fibrin - metabolism
Humans
Mediastinum
Medicine
Middle Aged
Ostomy
Pleura - pathology
Pleura - surgery
Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pleural Neoplasms - pathology
Pneumothorax
Surgery
Thoracic Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
방사선과학
Thoracolithiasis
Computed tomography
Pleural cavity
Loose body
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ISSN1229-6929
2005-8330
DOI10.3348/kjr.2015.16.5.1163

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Summary:We present a rare case of a pleural loose body, thought to be a pedunculated pleural tumor, found incidentally in a 58-year-old female. Computed tomography showed a non-enhancing mass, which migrated along the mediastinum and paravertebral area. Thoracoscopic surgery revealed a 4 cm, soap-like mass that was found to be a fibrin body consisting of hyalinized collagen histopathologically. Mobility and the lack of contrast enhancement of a pleural mass are important clues to diagnosing this benign condition.
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ISSN:1229-6929
2005-8330
DOI:10.3348/kjr.2015.16.5.1163