title: Intrapleural thoracolithiasis: a rare intrathoracic pearl-like lesion.
abstract: Pleural stone or thoracolithiasis is a very rare condition with only 16 cases treated by surgery reported in the literature. We report the case of a 66-year-old patient in whom the pleural stone was thought to be a posterior mediastinal tumor. Exploratory thoracoscopy revealed a 1.5-cm "pearl"-like lesion in the pleural cavity that was easily removed, with an uncomplicated postoperative outcome. As thoracic surgeons, we have to consider this condition in the differential diagnosis of a pleural, lung or mediastinal nodule.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. bolcaciprian@gmail.com
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Bolca
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Trahan
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Frechette
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome