It has long been recognized that tuberculous cavities may occur in the apex of the lower lobe of the lung, often known as the dorsal lobe (Kidd, 1886; Fowler, 1888 ; Sweany and others, 1931). Steen (1945) has reviewed the many publications on basal tuberculosis, but no paper I have traced has been concerned exclusively with tuberculous cavities of the dorsal lobe; most authors do not differenti...