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Chest CT identifies metastatic pulmonary calcifications as diffuse ground-glass opacities in a renal failure patient.
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Metastatic pulmonary calcifications, which can include parietal left cardiac ventricle calcifications (porcelain heart), may present as a complication of metabolic imbalance following liver transplantation and renal failure.
Pulmonary calcifications are a frequent phenomenon with a wide range of etiology. They are divided into two categories: metastatic and dystrophic pulmonary calcification, with different underlying pathology and CT features. Teaching point: Metastatic pulmonary calcifications appear when there is a metabolic imbalance with some typical radiographic features for characterization.
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Lefebvre et al. (2026) conducted a case report in 43-year-old male patient with metastatic pulmonary calcification after liver transplantation complicated by renal failure (n=1).
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