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Chest PA: The shadow of a well-defined mass is seen in the left thorax.
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A chest X-ray revealed the shadow of a well-defined marginated mass in the left lung field (Fig. 1).
Chest CT: A soft-tissue mass lesion in the anterolateral thorax broadly abutts the chest wall.
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A chest CT scan showed a mass lesion in the left anterolateral thorax broadly abutting the chest wall (Fig. 2).
Microscopic section reveals solid tumor tissue composed of scattered osteoclastic-type multinucleated giant cells and large pleomorphic mononuclear cells. H&E Stain (x200)
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Histologically, the tumor tissue was composed of scattered osteoclastic-type multinucleated giant cells and large pleomorphic mononuclear cells (Fig. 3).
A perfusion lung scan reveals total nonvisualization of the left lung.
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It showed total nonvisualization of the left lung (Fig. 4).
A pulmonary arteriogram shows complete occulusion of the left main pulmonary artery.
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