Highlights a rare presentation of a vanishing tumor in the right pulmonary apex due to acute heart failure.
Suggests vanishing tumor can occur in right pulmonary apex with acute heart failure; hypothesis-generating for differentials and needs confirmation.
Introduction: In patients with acute heart failure, pleural fluid localized in an inter-pleural fissure produces a mass on chest X-ray, which mimics a tumor. Case Presentation: Such masses have been designated as vanishing tumors of the lung. It is extremely rare that a vanishing tumor occurs in the apex of the lung. Conclusions: This is the first case report of a vanishing tumor in the right pulmonary apex.
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