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This document discusses the differential diagnosis for pleural and extra-pleural masses. For pleural masses, the most common causes are metastases, loculated pleural effusions, malignant mesothelioma, and pleural plaques from asbestosis. For extra-pleural masses, common etiologies include rib tumors, rib infections, neurofibromas or schwannomas. Determining if a mass arises from inside or outside the lung can be challenging but an oblique margin with lung tissue indicates a pleural mass, while rib destructi
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- erik verawati
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- EN