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Figure Legends
Fig1
Chest CT shows a solitary nodule with spicula measuring 3 cm × 2 cm in
the S6 of the right lung.
Fig2
PET scan exhibits fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the right lower lobe
nodule (maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) 3.8) and the right
hilar lymph node (SUVmax3.6) in the delay phase.
Fig3
Pathological examination of the specimen using thoracoscopic lung
surgery reveals non-caseating granulomas.
(Hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×100(a) ×400(b))