September 2011 Case of the Month

Monday, September 19, 2011 at 5:06PM
Rick Robbins, M.D. in Consolidation, bronchial mucoid impaction, granuloma, hamartoma, lung cancer, solitary pulmonary nodule

Michael B. Gotway, M.D.
Associate Editor, Imaging

Reference as: Gotway MB. September 2011 case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2011;3:58-63. Click here for PDF version

Clinical History

A 44-year-old man presents for chest radiography for pre-operative screening prior to surgical repair of a meniscal tear in his right knee. An abnormality was noted on this study. 

Figure 1A and B: Frontal (A) and lateral (B) chest radiography.

What abnormality is seen on the chest X-ray? (Depending on your computer settings, you may need to enlarge the chest x-ray with your browser to identify the abnormality.)

1. Right lower lobe consolidation
2. Left lower lobe consolidation
3. Right lower lobe nodule
4. Left upper lobe nodule
5. Left lower lobe nodule

 

Article originally appeared on Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep (https://www.swjpcc.com/).