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Thorax 58:1018-1019 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.12.1018
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Calcifying fibrous pseudotumour of the lung

  1. M Peachell,
  2. J Mayo,
  3. S Kalloger,
  4. J Flint,
  5. J English
  1. Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada V5Z 1M9
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr J Mayo
    Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada V5Z 1M9; jmayovanhosp.bc.ca

    A 2.5 cm mass abutting the right hilum was found on an employment screening chest radiograph in a 31 year old asymptomatic man (fig 1). Chest CT scans with and without contrast showed a non-enhancing soft tissue mass with no fat or calcification (fig 2). T2 weighted MR images excluded a cystic fluid collection. At 6 month follow up a repeat CT scan showed a 4 mm increase in size and a right middle …