Metastatic pulmonary calcification: high-resolution computed tomography findings in 23 cases

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in patients diagnosed with metastatic pulmonary calcification (MPC). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the HRCT findings from 23 cases of MPC [14 men, 9 women; mean age, 54.3 (range, 26-89) years]. The patients were examined between 2000 and 2014 in nine tertiary hospitals in Brazil, Chile, and Canada. Diagnoses were established by histopathologic study in 18 patients and clinical-radiological correlation in 5 patients. Two chest radiologists analyzed the images and reached decisions by consensus. Results: The predominant HRCT findings were centrilobular ground-glass nodules (n = 14; 60.9%), consolidation with high attenuation (n = 10; 43.5%), small dense nodules (n = 9; 39.1%), peripheral reticular opacities associated with small calcified nodules (n = 5; 21.7%), and ground-glass opacities without centrilobular ground-glass nodular opacity (n = 5; 21.7%). Vascular calcification within the chest wall was found in four cases and pleural effusion was observed in five cases. The abnormalities were bilateral in 21 cases. Conclusion: MPC manifested with three main patterns on HRCT, most commonly centrilobular ground-glass nodules, often containing calcifications, followed by dense consolidation and small solid nodules, most of which were calcified. We also described another pattern of peripheral reticular opacities associated with small calcified nodules. These findings should suggest the diagnosis of MPC in the setting of hypercalcemia.

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Autores principales: Belém,Luciana Camara, Souza,Carolina A., Souza Jr.,Arthur Soares, Escuissato,Dante Luiz, Hochhegger,Bruno, Nobre,Luiz Felipe, Rodrigues,Rosana Souza, Gomes,Antônio Carlos Portugal, Silva,Claudio S., Guimarães,Marcos Duarte, Zanetti,Gláucia, Marchiori,Edson
Formato: Digital revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Publicação do Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2017
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842017000400231
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