Subpleural pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule.
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.
Na
Kook Joo
KJ
Lung and Esophageal Cancer Clinic, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Jeollanamdo, South Korea.
Song
Sang Yun
SY
Kim
Jo Heon
JH
Kim
Young Chul
YC
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*