Pulmonary infarction mimicking a lung mass: a case report

Pulmonary infarction usually appears as a wedge-shaped opacity with its base placed laterally. Rarely, pulmonary infarctions may appear as a well-defined rounded opacity mimicking lung cancer and surgical lung biopsy may often be required for definitive diagnosis. We report a patient who was admitte...

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Main Authors: Balakrishnan Jayakrishnan, Saif Musabah Al-Mubaihsi, Nisrien Elfatih Elhassan, Rashid Fuad Al-Sukaiti, Jojy George, Younis Said Al-Alawi, Adil Hashim Al-Kindi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2021-02-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/127/pdf/127.pdf