Idiopathic focal organizing pneumonia mimicking malignancy

Idiopathic FOP is a rare type of COP. What we know on this subject is made up of a few clinical cases published in recent years. Our patient was admitted to the hospital with an intermittent coughing complaint that worsens over time. Due to a suspicion of malignancy, a radiological evaluation was re...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2020-08, Vol.36 (256), p.256
Main Authors: Dogan, Emrah, Tapan, Utku, Tapan, Ozge Oral, Togan, Turhan, Çelik, Özgür Ilhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Algorithms
Biopsy
Case Report
Cough - etiology
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
idiopathic focal organizing pneumonia
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
mimicking malignity
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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Summary:Idiopathic FOP is a rare type of COP. What we know on this subject is made up of a few clinical cases published in recent years. Our patient was admitted to the hospital with an intermittent coughing complaint that worsens over time. Due to a suspicion of malignancy, a radiological evaluation was requested including a PET-CT and a transbronchial biopsy was performed. Until the last part of our algorithm, the patient profile was clinically and radiologically in favor of the diagnosis of malignancy but, in the end, the diagnosis of FOP was fixed with a follow-up decision. In conclusion, FOP is a relatively new entity that should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of malignancy.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2020.36.256.23129