Bilateral Mobile Thoracolithiasis

Authors

  • Rajesh Bhayana
  • Yingming Amy Chen
  • Djeven Parameshvara Deva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v8i9.1932

Keywords:

Thoracolithiasis, pleural stone, pleural calcification, thoracic disease, bilateral

Abstract

Thoracolithiasis is the presence of one or more freely mobile pleural stones (with or without calcification) in the pleural space.  They occur with a reported incidence of less than 0.1% and are benign and do not require intervention. Historically, they have led to unnecessary interventions - something unlikely in the era of multidetector computed tomography (CT). Thoracolithiasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a single or multiple, mobile peripheral pulmonary nodules. Here, we review the imaging characteristics of a rare case of bilateral mobile thoracolithiasis.

Published

2014-09-25

Issue

Section

Thoracic Radiology