Conjunction of a Fungus Ball and a Pulmonary Tumourlet in a Bronchiectatic Cavity.

Conjunction of a Fungus Ball and a Pulmonary Tumourlet in a Bronchiectatic Cavity. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr;51(2):138-141 Authors: Yazgan S, Gürsoy S, Türk F, Dinç ZA Abstract Herein, we describe the case of a 67-year-old female patient who presented with cough and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography revealed destruction of the left lower lobe and multiple fungus balls in a bronchiectatic cavity. A left lower lobectomy was performed via thoracotomy. Histopathological examination of the lung showed a concomitant aspergilloma and multiple tumourlets in the large bronchiectatic cavity. Pulmonary intracavitary aspergilloma and concomitant tumourlets are quite rare. Our report presents this interesting case that manifested with haemoptysis. PMID: 29662813 [PubMed]
Source: Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research