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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec 1:2015:bcr2015212675.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212675.

A calcified mass

Ziba Mosayebi  1 , Maryam Bahreini  1 , Hadi Mirfazaelian  1 , Yahya Daneshbod  2
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Case Reports

A calcified mass

Ziba Mosayebi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
(A) Chest X-ray showing a well-defined round opacified mass in the lower posterior lung field noted in the posteroanterior and (B) lateral image. (C) Non-contrast chest CT scan exhibiting a soft tissue mass, 3×4 cm in posterior chest wall area and near posterior mediastinum, with multiple foci of calcifications. (D) Histological examination showing schwannoma with extensive calcification.
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