An unusual case of grass inflorescence aspiration presenting as a chest wall tumour
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY, cilt.36, sa.5, ss.434-436, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00247-005-0088-8
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.434-436
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 9-year-old boy was referred to the Oncology Department because of a thoracic soft-tissue mass thought to be a chest wall tumour. He had a history of grass inflorescence (Hordeum murinum) aspiration 2 weeks prior to this admission. On physical examination a tender soft-tissue mass under the right scapula and diminished breath sounds from the right lower lobe were detected. Thoracic CT confirmed soft-tissue swelling of the right posterior chest wall. There was a hypodense area within the soft-tissue mass suggesting a foreign body and also focal consolidation of the right lower lobe adjacent to the soft-tissue swelling. We report here unique CT findings of grass inflorescence aspiration before and after its migration through the airways.