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Intrapulmonary lymph nodes masquerading as pleural metastasis.

Yasuhiko Matsuda1, Akihito Okazaki1, Tsuyoshi Yachi2

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine Koseiren Takaoka Hospital Takaoka Toyama Japan.

Clinical Case Reports
|August 17, 2021
PubMed
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Intrapulmonary lymph nodes (IPLNs) are common in lung cancer CT scans and can enlarge without being cancerous. Linear densities extending from these nodules are a key characteristic for identification.

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