Mammographic and CT detection of extrathoracic lung herniation.
Herniation of lung through the chest wall is uncommon and previously reported cases have been found either clinically or by chest radiography. We recently discovered a case of herniated lung on screening xeromammography. These findings were correlated with thoracic CT.
D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014984:Xeromammography