A case of a primary pulmonary meningioma mimicking a metastasis from a papillary thyroid carcinoma due to a size reduction after radioactive iodine therapy

A case of a primary pulmonary meningioma mimicking a metastasis from a papillary thyroid carcinoma due to a size reduction after radioactive iodine therapy

Abstract Background Primary pulmonary meningiomas (PPMs) are a rare mostly benign disease presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule and are hardly distinguishable from a metastatic tumor because of a lack of specific radiological features. We described a case of a PPM initially diagnosed as a metast...

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Main Authors: Ryo Fujikawa, Yoshifumi Arai, Yoshiro Otsuki, Toru Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Primary pulmonary meningioma
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Metastatic lung tumor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00823-y

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