Rounded atelectasis - Revision history

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	==General==		==General==
	*Benign.		*Benign [[clinical diagnosis]].
	*[[~~Clinical~~ diagnosis]].
	*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.		*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.
	*Type of lung collapse<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref> often associated with asbestos exposure.		*Type of lung collapse<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref> often associated with asbestos exposure.

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	*Pleural fibrosis.		*Pleural fibrosis.
	*No features of malignancy.		*No features of malignancy.

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			*Findings on core biopsy are non-specific.

	DDx:		DDx:

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	*[[Clinical diagnosis]].		*[[Clinical diagnosis]].
	*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.		*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.
	*Type of lung collapse.<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref>		*Type of lung collapse<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref> often associated with asbestos exposure.

	Clinical (radiologic findings):<ref name=pmid8784732/>		Clinical (radiologic findings):<ref name=pmid8784732/>

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	*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.		*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.
	*Type of lung collapse.<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref>		*Type of lung collapse.<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref>

			Clinical (radiologic findings):<ref name=pmid8784732/>
			*Pleural thickening.
			*Mass lesion with "comet tail" (curvilinear opacification of bronchi and vessels).

	==Microscopic==		==Microscopic==

Michael at 21:08, 3 December 2015

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	'''Rounded atelectasis''' is a benign [[pathology]] of the [[lung]] that may be mistaken for [[lung cancer]].<ref name=pmid25045412>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Sobocińska \| first1 = M. \| last2 = Sobociński \| first2 = B. \| last3 = Jarzemska \| first3 = A. \| last4 = Serafin \| first4 = Z. \| title = Rounded atelectasis of the lung: A pictorial review. \| journal = Pol J Radiol \| volume = 79 \| issue = \| pages = 203-9 \| month = \| year = 2014 \| doi = 10.12659/PJR.889983 \| PMID = 25045412 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24659596>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Cherian \| first1 = SV. \| last2 = Thampy \| first2 = E. \| title = A solitary lung mass in a 46-year-old man. Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = Neth J Med \| volume = 72 \| issue = 2 \| pages = 97, 101 \| month = Feb \| year = 2014 \| doi = \| PMID = 24659596 }}</ref>		'''Rounded atelectasis''', abbreviated '''RA''', is a benign [[pathology]] of the [[lung]] that may be mistaken for [[lung cancer]].<ref name=pmid25045412>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Sobocińska \| first1 = M. \| last2 = Sobociński \| first2 = B. \| last3 = Jarzemska \| first3 = A. \| last4 = Serafin \| first4 = Z. \| title = Rounded atelectasis of the lung: A pictorial review. \| journal = Pol J Radiol \| volume = 79 \| issue = \| pages = 203-9 \| month = \| year = 2014 \| doi = 10.12659/PJR.889983 \| PMID = 25045412 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24659596>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Cherian \| first1 = SV. \| last2 = Thampy \| first2 = E. \| title = A solitary lung mass in a 46-year-old man. Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = Neth J Med \| volume = 72 \| issue = 2 \| pages = 97, 101 \| month = Feb \| year = 2014 \| doi = \| PMID = 24659596 }}</ref>

	==General==		==General==

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	Features:		Features:
	*Pleural fibrosis.		*Pleural fibrosis.
			*No features of malignancy.

			DDx:
			*Pleural plaque.

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Michael at 21:07, 3 December 2015

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	==General==		==General==
	*Benign.		*Benign.
	*May be biopsied to ~~rule-out~~ malignancy.		*[[Clinical diagnosis]].
			*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy.
			*Type of lung collapse.<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Batra \| first1 = P. \| last2 = Brown \| first2 = K. \| last3 = Hayashi \| first3 = K. \| last4 = Mori \| first4 = M. \| title = Rounded atelectasis. \| journal = J Thorac Imaging \| volume = 11 \| issue = 3 \| pages = 187-97 \| month = \| year = 1996 \| doi = \| PMID = 8784732 }}</ref>

	==Microscopic==		==Microscopic==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Lung tumours]].		*[[Lung tumours]].
			*[[Pneumothorax]].

	==References==		==References==

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'''Rounded atelectasis''' is a benign [[pathology]] of the [[lung]] that may be mistaken for [[lung cancer]].<ref name=pmid25045412>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sobocińska | first1 = M. | last2 = Sobociński | first2 = B. | last3 = Jarzemska | first3 = A. | last4 = Serafin | first4 = Z. | title = Rounded atelectasis of the lung: A pictorial review. | journal = Pol J Radiol | volume = 79 | issue = | pages = 203-9 | month = | year = 2014 | doi = 10.12659/PJR.889983 | PMID = 25045412 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24659596>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cherian | first1 = SV. | last2 = Thampy | first2 = E. | title = A solitary lung mass in a 46-year-old man. Rounded atelectasis. | journal = Neth J Med | volume = 72 | issue = 2 | pages = 97, 101 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24659596 }}</ref>

==General==
*Benign.
*May be biopsied to rule-out malignancy.

==Microscopic==
Features:
*Pleural fibrosis.

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Lung Lesion, Right Lower Lobe, Core Biopsy:
- Benign fibrous tissue and skeletal muscle.
- NEGATIVE for lung parenchyma.
- NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.

Comment:
Clinical correlation is suggested.
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==See also==
*[[Lung tumours]].

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Lung tumours]]