Retained suture needle

Case contributed by Stefan Tigges
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Rule out retained suture needle.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Lungs are clear, normal cardiomediastinal silhouette, no pleural effusion. Soft tissue defect right axilla with retained suture needle.

Case Discussion

Be sure to review the soft tissues on a chest x-ray.

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