Kanata Kei, Shirai Toshihiro, Matsushita Shoma, Ito Yutaro, Ichijo Koshiro, Uehara Masahiro
Department of Respiratory Medicine Shimada General Medical Center Shizuoka Japan.
Department of Respiratory Medicine Shizuoka General Hospital Shizuoka Japan.
Respirol Case Rep. 2025 May 20;13(5):e70212. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.70212. eCollection 2025 May.
A mobile pleural mass on an MRI was incidentally detected in a 45-year-old woman. Thoracoscopic resection revealed caseous necrosis and PCR-confirmed , leading to a diagnosis of pericostal tuberculosis. This rare case emphasises considering pericostal tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of pleural tumours if there are suspicious MRI features.