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We report a child with a mass lesion filling the entire left chest cavity and presenting with clinical features of a left-sided pleural effusion. The mass was excised with dramatic relief of symptoms. Histopathologic examination revealed an inflammatory pseudotumour.
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Sen, S., Kirubakaran, C., Sen, N. et al. Giant inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung masquerading as pleural effusion. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 277–278 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00832256
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