Severe bronchoconstriction due to sarcoid-like reaction to lung cancer.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 20(2): 199-201, 2012 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22499972
ABSTRACT
Chest radiography in a 59-year-old woman with recurrent pneumonia showed infiltrates in her left upper lung field. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and chest computed tomography revealed severe constriction in the upper bronchus and a nodule in the left upper lobe. After lobectomy, adenocarcinoma was confirmed, with multiple non-caseating granulomas in the lung parenchyma and lymph nodes. Bronchial constriction was thought to be due to a sarcoid-like reaction secondary to lung cancer, leading to granuloma formation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bronchial Diseases
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Adenocarcinoma
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan