Pulmonary plasma-cell granuloma

A large pulmonary plasma-cell granuloma (PCG) mimicking a mediastinal germinal-cell tumor in a 9-year-old boy is presented. The non-specificity of the tumoral calcifications and of the radiographic and CT findings in pulmonary PCG is demonstrated.

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