A pulmonary nodule due to pulmonary infarction diagnosed by video-assisted thoracoscopy

We report a pulmonary infarction in 68-year-old man who was referred for an asymptomatic pulmonary nodule in chest radiography. Computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and transthoracic needle aspiration suggested suspicion for malignancy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (...

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Published in:Yonsei medical journal 2009, 50(4), , pp.591-593
Main Authors: Cho, Jae Hwa, Kim, Joung Taek, Kim, Lucia, Lee, Kyung Hee, Ryu, Jeong Seon, Kwak, Seung Min, Lee, Hong Lyeol
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Infarction - complications
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - etiology
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Summary:We report a pulmonary infarction in 68-year-old man who was referred for an asymptomatic pulmonary nodule in chest radiography. Computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and transthoracic needle aspiration suggested suspicion for malignancy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed for histologic diagnosis. Our case is a pulmonary nodule due to pulmonary infarction diagnosed by VATS in Korea.
ISSN:0513-5796
1976-2437
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2009.50.4.591