Table 1 Cases with inconclusive preoperative differentiation between pulmonary hematoma and other conditions
Author/Year | Gender | Age (years) | Location | Size (mm) | Radiological Features | Duration | Medical History | Preoperative Diagnosis | Definitive Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sushan/2023 [15] | Male | 82 | RLL abut the diaphragm | 40 | Noncalcified WC mass | Nodule detected during a physical examination for 5 years | diabetes, OSA, CKD, SCC of scalp, hypothyroidism, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, post-orthotopic heart transplant | PH | Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm |
Shunsuke/2022 [16] | Male | 23 | RML(S4), RLL(S10) | 18, 12 | WC nodules | Nodule detected during a physical examination | Two months ago, a snowboarding accident resulted in a fracture of the left fifth rib | Benign tumor | PH |
Shozo/2021 [17] | Male | 74 | RLL | 8 | WC, high-density nodule | Increased to 11 mm after three months | 3 years post-operation for primary bladder melanoma | PH | Metastatic malignant melanoma |
Sachi/2021 [10] | Male | 70 | LLL or PM | 27 | Elliptical, WC nodule, PET-CT SUVmax 1.66 | Nodule appeared 17 months after chest trauma | No history of malignancy | Benign lung tumor or neurogenic tumor | PH |
Teruya/2020 [6] | Male | 63 | LLL or PM | 20 | Extrapleural sign, WC without intraspinal extension | Nodule detected during a annual physical examination | A minor fall and subsequent traumatic subdural hematoma 3 months prior | mediastinal tumor | PH |
Zrinka/2016 [18] | Male | 38 | RL | 106 | Sharply marked, round shadow | Being hit in the chest by a bull | Had no respiratory symptoms or condition | PH | Pleomorphic adenomas |
Eiki/2015 [19] | Male | 51 | RLL | 16 | WC nodule | Nodule appeared 3 months after RUL cancer resection | NA | Metastatic carcinoma for lung cancer | PH |
Lee/2015 [1] | Male | 57 | Between RUL and RLL | 90 | WC cystic mass | Nodule discovered during routine physical examination | Current smoker, COPD | Not confirmed | PH |