Braga, Joana and Pereira, Francesca and Fernandes, Cristiana and Silva, Marinha and Marques, Cristina and Alves, Daniela and Oliveira, Carlos (2021) After All, It was Not Lung Cancer: When The Evidence is Misleading. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (4). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
The aetiology of pulmonary nodules is varied, with malignant lesions being the most important and requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment. However, although clinical presentation and imaging may suggest a specific diagnosis, it should be kept in mind that some benign pathologies mimic more serious disease. A 50-year-old man presented with left pleuritic chest pain. A CT scan showed an ipsilateral pulmonary spiculated nodule. Pneumonia was assumed and the patient was started on antibiotic therapy. In the absence of improvement, positron emission tomography and a transthoracic aspiration biopsy were performed. Lung cancer was diagnosed and the patient underwent an upper lobectomy. However, examination of the surgical specimen showed no malignancy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pulmonary nodule, parasitic infection, non-small cell lung cancer |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2021 15:06 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 15:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21229 |
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