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Chest radiographs July 2006. The right costophrenic angle is blunted, but no other abnormalities were noted at this point.
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Regarding the history of the present illness, she presented with abnormal chest radiographs (Fig. 1a) during a community health screening in July 2006. The plain chest radiographs taken during the community health screening in July 2007 indicated abnormalities again (Fig. 1b).
Chest radiographs. Blunting of the right costophrenic angle has progressed, and a mass is observed in the thoracic wall.
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In the chest CT scans taken in July 2007 (Fig. 2), a small amount of pleural effusion was noted on the right side, and pleural masses were found in the right anterior mediastinum and anterior and lateral thoracic regions.
Chest plain CT scans at the first examination by the previous hospital (July 2007). A small amount of pleural effusion is present on the right side. Pleural masses are noted in the right anterior mediastinum and anterior and lateral thoracic regions, and irregular pleural thickening extends from the right mediastinum to the anterior thoracic wall.
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Fig. 3 shows a plain chest radiograph taken in April 2008.