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case_images: Chest X ray demonstrates a cavitary mass within the left upper lung with increasing thickness seen surrounding the mass. There is increased interstitial density and airspace consolidation seen bilaterally.
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case_images: The initial chest X-ray showed a left upper lobe cavitary mass (Fig. 1, Fig. 2).
case_images: Large left-sided pneumothorax (blue arrow). A left upper lobe cavitary mass within the direct pleural extension and a pleural defect. This is probably the source of the pneumothorax. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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case_images: On hospital day 4, imaging revealed a left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax necessitating the placement of a chest tube (Fig. 3).
case_images: Intraoperative image that displays the resected lobe, which features a necrotic cavity held by 2 forceps.
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case_images: Persistent air leakage from the chest tube led to consultation with thoracic surgery, culminating in a left thoracotomy, and left upper lobectomy (Fig. 4).
case_images: CT chest 2 months postoperatively with complete left lung expansion and stable bilateral nodules. (blue circles). (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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case_images: At his two-month clinic follow-up, the patient's chest X-ray revealed full lung expansion and stable bilateral lung nodules (Fig. 5, blue circles).