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  • Pulmonology
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Radiology

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  • Subpleural pulmonary nodules, especially slow-growing ones, present diagnostic and management difficulties.
  • Peripheral lung nodules can be challenging to differentiate from other thoracic pathologies on imaging.

Observation:

  • A case involving a current smoker with an 8-mm peripheral nodule, suspected to be an adenocarcinoma-spectrum lesion due to slow growth.
  • Intraoperative findings revealed bone spurs originating from the posterior ribs, identified as the cause of the computed tomography (CT) findings.

Findings:

  • Surgical intervention focused on removing the rib bone spurs, not lung parenchyma.
  • Postoperative imaging confirmed the complete resolution of the "pulmonary nodule" after spur removal.

Implications:

  • Bone spurs from the ribs can present as peripheral pulmonary nodules on CT scans.
  • Thoracic surgeons and radiologists should consider rib anomalies as a potential mimic of lung nodules.
  • This case underscores the importance of correlating imaging findings with surgical observations for accurate diagnosis.