Lo, the ever confounding nipple shadow!
- Author:
Boo Woi Hon
1
;
Chan Yuen Ching
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Malaysian Family Physician 2020;15(3):79-81
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: The discovery of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) on chest imaging can be alarming for both the clinician and the patient. In the absence of a uniform guideline, managing SPN is nothing short of challenging for primary care physicians (PCPs). We present a case here of a patient presenting with prolonged cough who also displayed unilateral SPN on her chest radiograph. Through further examination, this presence was later shown to be a nipple shadow simulating SPN, and the patient was spared unnecessary testing and psychological distress.
- Full text:2.2020my00971.pdf
