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case_images: CT (A) axial and (B) coronal views showing fluid filled pneumonectomy space with nodularity and thickened right pleura measuring 6 mm anteriorly.
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case_images: Nine years later, surveillance CT/PET scans revealed new right pleural thickening and nodular avidity with concerns for malignant recurrence (Figs 1 and 2).
case_images: PET (A) axial and (B) coronal views showing increased FDG uptake (max SUV 9.5) along the anteromedial and inferior aspects of the right lung pleura.
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case_images: Nine years later, surveillance CT/PET scans revealed new right pleural thickening and nodular avidity with concerns for malignant recurrence (Figs 1 and 2).
case_images: (A) Colonies grown in broth medium using modified Kinyoun stain. (B-D) Light microscopy features filamentous branching rods stained acid fast positive due to the mycolic acid present in cell walls.
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case_images: Pleural cultures were positive for N. nova, consistent with PPE (Fig. 3).