Bilateral Mobile Thoracolithiasis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v8i9.1932Keywords:
Thoracolithiasis, pleural stone, pleural calcification, thoracic disease, bilateralAbstract
Thoracolithiasis is the presence of one or more freely mobile pleural stones (with or without calcification) in the pleural space. They occur with a reported incidence of less than 0.1% and are benign and do not require intervention. Historically, they have led to unnecessary interventions - something unlikely in the era of multidetector computed tomography (CT). Thoracolithiasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a single or multiple, mobile peripheral pulmonary nodules. Here, we review the imaging characteristics of a rare case of bilateral mobile thoracolithiasis.
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2014-09-25
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Thoracic Radiology
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