74-year-old female with calcified hypermetabolic masses

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Abstract:  A 74-year-old female with lung carcinoma treated with chemoradiation followed by pleurodesis was referred for a PET-CT scanning for restaging.
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Question Text 

To what process are the calcified hypermetabolic masses seen in the
right hemithorax most likely related?
 

Answers
 Answer: Inflammation secondary to pleurodesis 
Correct Answer? 
Yes
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 Answer: Malignant pleural deposits from lung carcinoma 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Old, calcified tubercular pleural masses 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Sarcoidosis 
Correct Answer? 
No
 
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