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Apical Cap
Apical Cap
John P. Lichtenberger, III, MD
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
(Pulmonary) apical cap, apical pleuroparenchymal thickening, apical pleural cap, apical scar
Definitions
Apical pleuroparenchymal thickening on radiography
IMAGING
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Lagstein A: Pulmonary apical cap-what's old is new again. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 139(10):1258-62, 2015
Hirami Y et al: Pulmonary apical mass, the so-called pulmonary apical cap, in a 43-year-old woman. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 16(2):122-4, 2010
Yousem SA: Pulmonary apical cap: a distinctive but poorly recognized lesion in pulmonary surgical pathology. Am J Surg Pathol. 25(5):679-83, 2001
Im JG et al: Apical opacity associated with pulmonary tuberculosis: high-resolution CT findings. Radiology. 178(3):727-31, 1991
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
(Pulmonary) apical cap, apical pleuroparenchymal thickening, apical pleural cap, apical scar
Definitions
Apical pleuroparenchymal thickening on radiography
IMAGING
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Lagstein A: Pulmonary apical cap-what's old is new again. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 139(10):1258-62, 2015
Hirami Y et al: Pulmonary apical mass, the so-called pulmonary apical cap, in a 43-year-old woman. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 16(2):122-4, 2010
Yousem SA: Pulmonary apical cap: a distinctive but poorly recognized lesion in pulmonary surgical pathology. Am J Surg Pathol. 25(5):679-83, 2001
Im JG et al: Apical opacity associated with pulmonary tuberculosis: high-resolution CT findings. Radiology. 178(3):727-31, 1991
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