Round atelectasis in a 20-year-old woman.

Waters, D J; Michehl, J; Shumate, D R; Stanley, W E · Chest · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Round atelectasis is an unusual pulmonary pseudotumor often associated with primary pleural pathologic conditions or pleural effusion. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman who was found to have a large, circular pulmonary lesion demonstrated on both plain chest x-ray film and computed chest tomography. The patient underwent exploratory thoracotomy, at which time this uncommon entity was identified.

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