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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:90
© 2008 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Pleural Chondroma

Hatice Eryigit, MD, Reha Baran, MD1, Cemal Asim Kutlu, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery
1 Department of Chest Diseases, Sureyyapasa Thoracic & Cardiovascular Diseases Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Hatice Eryigit, MD Tel: 90 533 478 2608 Fax: 90 216 4214 1300 Email: haticeeryigit{at}hotmail.com, Yavuz Selim Mah. 26/2 Sok. No:9 Saray Sitesi D:31 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey.

A 34-year-old female presented with a calcified, lobular mass with a wide base in the right hemithorax (Figures 1Go and 2Go). On exploration, it was detected that no communication with either lung or chest wall. The mass was totally removed with extrapleural dissection. Histology revealed chondroma.


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  		Figure 1. (A) Calcified lobular mass on chest X-Ray examination; (B) Lateral graph of the patient.

 

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  		Figure 2. (A) CT scan: The mass at the level of lower lobe superior segment; (B) Picture of the mass.

 





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