Abstract
We present the case of a 37 year old non-smoking man with a tumour like infiltration of the left lung caused by sarcoidosis with pleural involvement not detectable at chest X-ray. The diagnosis was made at thoracotomy and confirmed by a Kveim test.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Lung / diagnostic imaging
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Lung / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Male
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Pleura / diagnostic imaging
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Pleura / pathology
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Pleural Diseases / diagnosis*
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Pleural Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Pleural Diseases / pathology
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Radiography
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Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
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Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging
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Sarcoidosis / pathology
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnosis*
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnostic imaging