Presentation
Incidental finding on chest CT.
Patient Data
Age: 65
Gender: Female
From the case:
Perifissural nodule
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7mm well-defined nodule with attachment to the oblique fissure. It appears triangular in the axial plane and is flattened in the coronal plane. Appearance is consistent with a typical perifissural nodule.
From the case:
Perifissural nodule
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Typical perifissural nodule (blue arrow) attached to the oblique fissure (yellow arrows).
Case Discussion
Example of a typical perifissural nodule on CT.