Unusual cavitary lung lesion in an asymptomatic patient—Case report and differential diagnosis

An unusual cavitary lung lesion in an asymptomatic and nonsmoker patient is uncommon. In these cases, infectious pathologies should be included in the differential diagnosis. Then, to correctly conduct an investigation, it is important to consider the clinical picture, the radiological images and th...

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Published in:Respiratory medicine extra 2007, Vol.3 (4), p.186-188
Main Authors: dos Santos, José Wellington Alves, Palagi Machado, Fabiani, Schaich, Felipe, Zaione Nascimento, Douglas, Simon, Tiago Teixeira, Cibin, Luis Fernando, Mann, Keli Cristina, Guerra, Vinícius André, Correa, Mateus, Gazzoni, Marcos Ferreira, da Rocha, Marta Pires, Falster, Melissa Daubermann, Vassoler, Ronaldo Manfredini
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic disease
Cavitary lung lesion
Lung adenocarcinoma
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Summary:An unusual cavitary lung lesion in an asymptomatic and nonsmoker patient is uncommon. In these cases, infectious pathologies should be included in the differential diagnosis. Then, to correctly conduct an investigation, it is important to consider the clinical picture, the radiological images and the epidemiology. This presentation may need a wide variety of tests to establish the final diagnosis. Such a presentation occurs in the following case report.
ISSN:1744-9049
1744-9049
DOI:10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.09.007