Andre Nathan Costa1; Karina de Souza Giassi2; Guilherme Hipolito Bachion3; Andre Apanavicius4; Rafael Silva Musolino4; Ronaldo Adib Kairalla5
Radiol Bras 2013;46(2):122-124 - CASE REPORT
Pulmonary pseudocysts are uncommon cavitary lesions that develop in the lung parenchyma as a consequence of blunt thoracic trauma, whose diagnosis is based on an association of clinical history and imaging findings. The present report describes the case of a pulmonary pseudocyst observed in the parenchyma contralateral to the trauma site in a 31year-old man presenting with hemoptysis after falling during a soccer match.
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