A Pleural Loose Body Mimicking a Pleural Tumor: A Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2015.16.5.1163
- Author:
Yookyung KIM
1
;
Sung Shine SHIM
;
Eun Mi CHUN
;
Tae Hee WON
;
Sanghui PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea. yookkim@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Thoracolithiasis;
Loose body;
Pleural cavity;
Computed tomography
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Fibrin/metabolism;
Humans;
Mediastinum;
Middle Aged;
Pleura/*pathology/surgery;
Pleural Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2015;16(5):1163-1165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
