title: A pulmonary nodule due to pulmonary infarction diagnosed by video-assisted thoracoscopy.
abstract: We report a pulmonary infarction in 68-year-old man who was referred for an asymptomatic pulmonary nodule in chest radiography. Computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and transthoracic needle aspiration suggested suspicion for malignancy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed for histologic diagnosis. Our case is a pulmonary nodule due to pulmonary infarction diagnosed by VATS in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. jaehwa.cho@inha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jae Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Joung Taek
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Seung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Hong Lyeol
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054060:Pulmonary Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000209:etiology*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted