Interlobar pleural plaque mimicking a lung nodule in a patient with asbestos exposure.
Computed tomography (CT) is generally superior to plain chest radiographs in differentiating pleural and pulmonary parenchymal lesions. We report a patient with asbestos exposure who had a rare interlobar pleural plaque involving the major fissure. In this patient CT suggested the presence of a lung nodule but the lateral chest radiograph indicated the correct diagnosis.
D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001194:Asbestos