title: Aspergilloma within cavitating pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Pulmonary aspergillosis not infrequently occurs secondary to various malignancies and their associated therapies, but the simultaneous occurrence of Aspergillus and lung cancer is rare. The authors report the case of a 64-year-old male, who presented with a cavitating left upper lobe lesion radiologically, consistent with either fungal infection or carcinoma. Pathologically, the lesion was a thin-walled adenocarcinoma with a large central cavity containing an aspergilloma intermingled with highly necrotic tumor. This represents the fifth such reported case.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Service, V.A. Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri 64128.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Papasian
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged