title: Giant 'cryptococcoma' of the lung.
abstract: A case is described of cryptococcosis presenting as a large round intrathoracic lesion with superior vena caval obstruction and clubbing of the fingers. The patient was satisfactorily treated by lobectomy under cover of amphotericin B therapy.
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B