ROUNDED ATELECTASIS - A CASE REPORT
Rounded Atelectasis (RA), a little-known pulmonary pseudotumor, is a rare form of lung collapse associated with pleural effusion and thickening. Occasionally, chest radiograph may shows subpleural masslike lession that often mimics intrapulmonary neoplasm with characteristic comet-tail- shaped vesse...
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Veröffentlicht in: | 中華放射線醫學雜誌 1987-12, Vol.12 (4), p.433-436 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Rounded Atelectasis (RA), a little-known pulmonary pseudotumor, is a rare form of lung collapse associated with pleural effusion and thickening. Occasionally, chest radiograph may shows subpleural masslike lession that often mimics intrapulmonary neoplasm with characteristic comet-tail- shaped vessels and bronchi curving toward and converging to it. Its recognition may help us preventing unnecessary further invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. |
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ISSN: | 1018-8940 |