Preferred Label : participating tail;
Definition : Opacity that narrows from the width of a peripheral lung lesion to an apex on the
pleura on a radiograph. Suggests pulmonary granuloma or malignancy.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35422;
Associated condition(s)
Opacity that narrows from the width of a peripheral lung lesion to an apex on the
pleura on a radiograph. Suggests pulmonary granuloma or malignancy.