PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Younis, Walid G
AU  - Dernaika, Tarek A
AU  - Jones, Kellie R
AU  - Kinasewitz, Gary T
AU  - Keddissi, Jean I
TI  - Rounded Atelectasis With Atypical Computed Tomography Findings
DP  - 2006 Jul 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 761--763
VI  - 51
IP  - 7
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/51/7/761.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/51/7/761.full
AB  - Rounded atelectasis is atelectasis of the peripheral part of the lung, typically in contact with thickened pleura, featuring characteristic computed tomography findings. In this case, a 61-year-old man with history of asbestos exposure presented with a right-middle-lobe nodule on chest radiograph, with computed tomography findings suspicious for neoplasm. The patient underwent surgical resection, which revealed rounded atelectasis. Our case raises a question about the sensitivity of radiographic criteria used in identifying rounded atelectasis, and it emphasizes the need to keep rounded atelectasis in the differential diagnosis of a single pulmonary nodule in a patient with a history of asbestos exposure.