Pulmonary ossifications seen centrally in a lung tumor

Jan F Gielis; Marloes Luijks; Jos Nagels; Paul E Y Van Schil

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.045

Pulmonary ossifications seen centrally in a lung tumor

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;93(6):e153-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.045.

Authors

Jan F Gielis¹, Marloes Luijks, Jos Nagels, Paul E Y Van Schil

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.

PMID: 22632534
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.045

Abstract

Pulmonary ossifications are classified as either dendriform or nodular, according to their histologic appearance. Both seem to be distributed similarly and are often confined to the lower lobes of the lung. These ossifications may be included in the differential diagnosis of a solitary pulmonary nodule.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung / pathology
Lung / surgery
Lung Diseases / diagnosis
Lung Diseases / pathology*
Lung Diseases / surgery
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnosis
Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology*
Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery
Positron-Emission Tomography
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnosis
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / pathology*
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / surgery
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed