Aspergilloma within a malignant pulmonary cavity.
The simultaneous appearance of both bronchogenic carcinoma and aspergilloma with the typical radiographic appearance of a mycetoma emphasizes the importance of consistent suspicion for malignancy in any pulmonary lesion. This is apparently the first reported case in which allergic phenomena (asthma-like symptoms and eosinophilia) are associated with an aspergilloma occurring within a cavitary bronchogenic carcinoma.
D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male