Pseudo tumors of the lung after lung volume reduction surgery.

Oey, Inger F; Jeyapalan, Kanagaratnam; Entwisle, James J; Waller, David A · Ann Thorac Surg · 2004

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Abstract

We describe 2 patients who underwent lung volume reduction surgery, who postoperatively had computed tomographic scans that showed symptomatic mass lesions suggestive of malignancy and an inhaled foreign body. Investigations excluded these conditions with the remaining likely diagnosis of pseudotumor secondary to buttressing material. These potential sequelae of lung volume reduction surgery should be recognized in follow-up investigations.

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