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Images in Thorax
Unexpected identification of bilateral masses in an asymptomatic heavy smoker
  1. Elisa Garlassi1,
  2. Giulio Rossi2,
  3. Andrea Bedini2,
  4. Luca Richeldi1
  1. 1University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
  2. 2Policlinico Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Luca Richeldi, Centre for Rare Lung Disease, Policlinico Hospital, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena 41124, Italy; luca.richeldi{at}unimore.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2009.130500

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    A 47-year-old male heavy smoker who was an ex-intravenous drugs user presented with gallstones; a preoperatived chest radiograph showed hazy opacity in the right lower lobe. Chest CT revealed in the lower posterior lobes two almost symmetrical areas of consolidation with fat attenuation values (−50 Hounsfield units, figure 1). A broncholaveolar lavage did not provide pathological findings. A transthoracic …

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