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case_images: Chest X-ray showing a mass-like lung lesion located at the right hilum (arrow)
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: Six days prior to his visit to our clinic, his PCP had ordered a chest X-ray, which revealed a 5 cm right perihilar mass (Figure 1).
case_images: Chest CT scan showing the right lung abscess (arrow)
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: The CT scan identified a 3.2 cm cavitary lesion in the superior segment of the right lower lobe, with irregular margins and central cavitation, interpreted by the radiologist as being "suspicious for either an inflammatory mass, neoplasm, or aspergilloma" (Figure 2).