title: Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia presenting as a chest wall mass.
abstract: A patient with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia had his lesion present remotely after thoracoabdominal trauma as an asymptomatic chest wall mass. This is a rare and, perhaps, unique presentation of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nyreen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stowell
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed