Aspergilloma of the lung imitating lung cancer
Religioni, J.; Orłowski, T.; Bestry, I.; Langfort, R.
Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska 67(7-8): 371-374
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0867-7077 PMID: 10647290 Document Number: 508288
75-year old woman admitted to Institute of TB due to the opacity in middle lobe of the right lung is described. The chest X-ray might suggest possibility of the lung cancer. The examination of the patient did not revealed any abnormalities. At the admission the nature of the lesion was not recognised by the accessible methods. Therefore, the thoracotomy was performed, and the aspergilloma was confirmed by intraoperative histopathologic methods. The middle lobe with the lesion was totally resected. The postoperative period was uneventful. The six months follow-up revealed that patient was cured.