Pulmonary plasma-cell granuloma.
A large pulmonary plasma-cell granuloma (PCG) mimicking a mediastinal germinal-cell tumor in a 9-year-old boy is presented. The nonspecificity of the tumoral calcifications and of the radiographic and CT findings in pulmonary PCG is demonstrated.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Cohen
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Mares
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Maor
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Hirsch
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D002114:Calcinosis; D002648:Child; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed