J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Mar;66(3):271-274. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.3.271.

Spontaneous Interlobar Pneumothorax in a Localized Fibrous Tumor of in the Pleura

• Kim YT

• KMID: 1439425
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.3.271

Abstract

We report a case of a localized fibrous tumor of in the pleura pleura; this tumor was associated with interlobar pneumothorax, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported to date. A 63-year-old woman presented with an incidentally-detected nodule, which was seen on her chest radiograph. It presented as a mural nodule within a cystic lesion, on the chest radiograph and axial CT, and a reformatted sagittal CT image could then be diagnosed as a pleural tumor associated with interlobar pneumothorax.

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pleura
Pneumothorax
Solitary Fibrous Tumors
Thorax

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