Single pleural based mass (differential)

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The differential for a single pleural mass is essentially the same as that for multiple pleural masses with the addition of a few entities.

tumours
- pleural tumours
- metastatic pleural disease, particularly from adenocarcinomas, e.g.
- lymphoma: pleural lymphoma
- invasive thymoma
- lipoma
loculated fluid (on plain film)
mass related to ribs or chest wall, e.g. Ewing sarcoma of chest wall, Askin tumour
mass related to the intercostal nerve
- intercostal nerve neurilemmoma
splenosis - thoracic splenosis
infection including tuberculosis

~~-<a href="/articles/solitary-fibrous-tumour-of-the-pleura">solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura</a> (<a href="/articles/pleural-fibroma">pleural fibroma</a>)</li>~~
+<a href="/articles/solitary-fibrous-tumour-of-the-pleura">solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura</a> (<a href="/articles/solitary-fibrous-tumour-of-the-pleura">pleural fibroma</a>)</li>
~~-<li><a href="/articles/prostatic-carcinoma-1">prostate cancer</a></li>~~
+<li><a href="/articles/prostate-cancer-3">prostate cancer</a></li>

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