Loculated pleural effusion causing pseudomass

Case contributed by Craig Hacking , 10 Jun 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ayush Goel, 10 Jun 2015

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Loculated pleural fluid in a fissure can mimic a pulmonary mass and hence is sometimes referred to as a pseudomass or spseudotumourpseudotumour.

  • -<p>Loculated pleural fluid in a fissure can mimic a pulmonary mass and hence is sometimes referred to as a pseudomass or spseudotumour.</p>
  • +<p>Loculated pleural fluid in a fissure can mimic a pulmonary mass and hence is sometimes referred to as a pseudomass or pseudotumour.</p>

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  • Cardiac

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