Pulmonary ossifications seen centrally in a lung tumor.
Pulmonary ossifications are classified as either dendriform or nodular, according to their histologic appearance. Both seem to be distributed similarly and are often confined to the lower lobes of the lung. These ossifications may be included in the differential diagnosis of a solitary pulmonary nodule.
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Jan F
JF
Gielis
Marloes
M
Luijks
Jos
J
Nagels
Paul E Y
PE
Van Schil
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed