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CT chest at presentation showing a left upper lobe cavity with areas of consolidation and background changes of centrilobular emphysema.
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A 46-year-old Caucasian female was referred to our institution in December 2012 following a CT-pulmonary angiogram performed to investigate left sided pleuritic chest pain, which revealed a large apical cavity with surrounding consolidation (Fig. 1).
Expansion of the left upper lobe cavity and progression of the consolidation.
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Repeat CT chest showed an increase in the size of the cavity as well as the development of widespread tree-in bud opacities in the left and right upper lobes (Fig. 2).