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Rounded atelectasis: a new criterion for benignancy
Southern Medical Journal
|June 1, 1986
Summary
Rounded atelectasis is an increasingly common finding on chest roentgenograms. Accurate radiologic diagnosis of rounded atelectasis can help avoid unnecessary thoracotomies for suspected malignancy.
Area of Science:
- Radiology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Pulmonary Medicine
Background:
- Malignancy is a primary concern for any detected mass lesion on chest roentgenograms.
- Surgical intervention (thoracotomy) is often required unless a benign diagnosis is certain.
- Rounded atelectasis is a recently described condition with increasing diagnostic prevalence.