A Pleural Loose Body Mimicking a Pleural Tumor: A Case Report.
We present a rare case of a pleural loose body, thought to be a pedunculated pleural tumor, found incidentally in a 58-year-old female. Computed tomography showed a non-enhancing mass, which migrated along the mediastinum and paravertebral area. Thoracoscopic surgery revealed a 4 cm, soap-like mass that was found to be a fibrin body consisting of hyalinized collagen histopathologically. Mobility and the lack of contrast enhancement of a pleural mass are important clues to diagnosing this benign condition.
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea.
Yookyung
Y
Kim
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea.
Sung Shine
SS
Shim
Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine in Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea.
Eun Mi
EM
Chun
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea.
Tae Hee
TH
Won
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea.
Sanghui
S
Park
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005337:Fibrin
Computed tomography; Loose body; Pleural cavity; Thoracolithiasis