title: Subpleural pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule.
abstract: We introduce a case of pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presented as a solitary pulmonary nodule located subpleurally. The patient was a 57-year-old man who had abnormal chest roentgenograms showing a solitary pulmonary nodule in the right lower lung field. The nodule was resected for definitive diagnosis and histopathologically proved to be pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma. In previously reported cases, most patients had ill-defined margins and usually bilateral, multiple lesions radiographically. In our case, the subpleural location is an uncommon location of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Lung and Esophageal Cancer Clinic, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Jeollanamdo, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kook Joo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Sang Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jo Heon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015769:Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000473:pathology*