Right upper lobe collapse

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Retired male smoker with shortness of breath.

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Volume loss in the right hemithorax.

Right upper lobe opacification with a sharply delineated margin in keeping with an elevated and medially oriented horizontal fissue.

Elevated right hilum.

Left lung clear.

Case Discussion

Textbook appearance of a right upper lobe collapse.

Further evaluation for an underlying obstructive endobronchial mass is a necessity.

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