CT and MR findings of a pleomorphic adenoma in the peripheral lung

M Hara; Y Sato; M Kitase; J Nakayama; S Ohba; M Kaji; Y Yamakawa; H Tateyama

CT and MR findings of a pleomorphic adenoma in the peripheral lung

Radiat Med. 2001 Mar-Apr;19(2):111-4.

Authors

M Hara¹, Y Sato, M Kitase, J Nakayama, S Ohba, M Kaji, Y Yamakawa, H Tateyama

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan.

PMID: 11383642

Abstract

We report a rare case of pleomorphic adenoma in the peripheral lung and its appearance on both CT and MR. The findings correlated well with the pathological findings and corresponded to the nature of the cellular predominance type that is common in the lung but is rare in the salivary gland.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma, Pleomorphic / diagnosis*
Adenoma, Pleomorphic / diagnostic imaging
Adult
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*