BACKGROUND Computed tomography (CT) scan is one the most useful devices in chest imaging. CT scan can be used in mediastinal abnormality, lungs, and pleural evaluations. According to the high prevalence and different causes of pulmonary nodules, we designed this study to evaluate the prevalence and the types of pulmonary nodules in noncancerous patients who underwent chest multi-detector CT (MD...

Title: Pathways for definitive diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule: a multicentre study in 18 French districts

A 68-year-old man had multiple left pulmonary nodules with serum positivity for proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (PR3-ANCA) and negativity for cryptococcal antigen (Picture 1). We initially regarded him as having granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). He subsequently underwent a video-assisted surgical lung biopsy for the diagnosis (Picture 1, arrowheads). Hematoxylin and ...

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary metastasectomy is beneficial in select patients. The sensitivity of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for pulmonary metastasis is unknown. The aims of the study were to determine the accuracy of FDG-PET in detecting pulmonary metastasis and identify factors affecting sensitivity. METHODS All patients undergoing metastasectomy from September 20...

To describe the features and clinical implications of computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy (PCNB) in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease manifesting as a solitary nodule, mass, or mass-like consolidation mimicking malignancy.Among a cohort of 388 patients with NTM pulmonary disease, 14 patients with clinically a...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare congenital abnormal connections between the pulmonary arteries and veins. The patients are usually asymptomatic [1]. Although their aetiology is unclear, it is presumed that genetic abnormalities constitute a predisposition [1, 2]. An arteriovenous malformation might cause serious complications if it remains undiagnosed and untreated [3]. We report...

We report the case of a 63-year-old female patient who was evaluated due to a solitary pulmonary nodule. The final diagnosis was a solitary peripheral pulmonary artery saccular aneurysm. The patient was submitted to a pulmonary lobectomy with excellent recovery. Peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysms that arise from segmental or intrapulmonary branches are extremely rare, and their management is...

To cite: Kunal S, Shah A. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-218187 DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old woman had breathlessness, dry cough and low-grade fever for 6 months. Chest X-ray showed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and patchy alveolar right mid-zone shadows along with bilateral lower zone nodular opacities (figure 1A). Contrast-enhanced high-res...