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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;68(10):980-1.
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202335. Epub 2013 Feb 13.

Clinical presentation

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Free PMC article
Case Reports

Clinical presentation

Ching-Wen Huang et al. Thorax. 2013 Oct.
Free PMC article
No abstract available

Keywords: Imaging/CT MRI etc; Lung Cancer; Rare lung diseases.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Plain chest film: a faint, peripheral located nodule noted near left costo-phrenic angle. (B) Chest CT scan: a 3.6×2.8 cm solitary nodule with strong vascular enhancement.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Under video-assisted thoracotomy: a cystic appearance, bright red, pulsatiled lesion.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A) Macroscopic view of specimen with two vessel lumens in arrow. (B) Microscopic view of pulmonary artery aneurysm.

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