PMC6348789_01
Large mass left hemithorax with complete collapse of left lung and mediastinal shift to the right
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Chest X-ray [Figure 1] showed a large, left hemithorax mass with no visible lung parenchyma and shift of mediastinum to the right.
Contrast enhanced computed tomography thorax: Large lobulated mass in left hemithorax with pleural effusion and mediastinal shift to right
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scan of the thorax [Figure 2] confirmed the presence of a large lobulated heterogeneous pleural-based mass measuring approximately 20 cm x 20 cm x 10 cm within left pleural space with gross pleural effusion resulting in complete collapse of left lung toward the hilum.
En Toto excision of mass with sliver of lung tissue (32 cm x 26 cm) weighing 3.8 kg
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En mass excision of the tumor (measuring 32 cm x 26 cm, weighing 3.8 kg) was done with a small sliver of the lung [Figure 3].
Postoperative day 7 Chest X-ray showing fairly expanded lung with mediastinum in normal position
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Chest X-ray at discharge showed a fairly expanded left lung with shift of mediastinum to normal position [Figure 4].
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