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Thorax 2005;60:440 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035790
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Nodular pseudotumoral pulmonary amyloidosis mimicking pulmonary carcinoma

  1. M Pusztaszeri,
  2. E M Kamel,
  3. S Artemisia,
  4. M Genevay,
  5. T McKee
  1. Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, and Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Divisions, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr M Pusztaszeri
    Institut universitaire de Pathologie, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Marc.Pusztaszerihospvd.ch

    A 72 year old woman was admitted for a cholecystectomy. The preoperative chest radiograph revealed an incidental pulmonary density in the left upper lobe. Her medical history was non-contributory. She was a non-smoker and had neither pulmonary nor systemic symptoms. A CT scan showed a 5 cm diameter non-calcified mass in the left upper lobe (fig 1A). Mediastinal lymphadenopathy was not present. Positron emission tomography with 18F-FDG (FDG-PET) showed that the …

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