Intrathoracic extrapulmonary hydatid cysts.

Hydatid disease caused by echinococcus granulosus is still a serious problem in both underdeveloped and developing countries. Clinical signs of the disease are not specific. Most patients have a few symptoms when a hydatid cyst is discovered.

Malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report.

Primary melanoma of the lung is an extremely rare pathological entity and sparsely reported in the literature. A 68-year-old man was admitted with 3 months history of cough, sputum production, dyspnea, hemoptysis and chest pain. The chest radiography demonstrated bilateral mass lesion and thoracal computerized (CT) showed a bilateral tissu mass with left parietal invasion.

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as large anterior chest wall mass involving pleura and lung: A possible result of post-traumatic chronic inflammation.

A 67 year-old-man was hospitalized due to chronic pain and a large mass on the anterior chest wall. His medical history showed chest trauma in 1970, the reconstitution of the scenario revealed there was blunt trauma with swelling and rib fracture on the same side. Physical examination revealed an isolated large anterior chest wall mass.

A well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung with early local recurrence after limited resection.

A 42-year-old man was found to have an abnormal shadow during a systematic physical examination. Computed tomography of the chest revealed a mass in the lateral segment of the left lower lobe with parietal contact without pleural effusion or mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Bronchoscopy showed inflammation at the pyramid basal bronchus without visualization of hydatid materials or bud tumor.