[A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis diagnosed by percutaneous lung biopsy].
A 53-year-old male was admitted with complaint of bloody sputum. The chest X-ray film revealed a solitary round mass with cavity formation in the left upper lung field. A diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis was made by the percutaneous lung biopsy. As his chest X-ray film did not improve even by administration of antimycotic agents for 6 months, he underwent partial resection of left upper lobe. Thus, the percutaneous lung biopsy was a significant procedure for the definitive diagnosis of this case.
Arano
Y
Y
First Department of Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
Shimizu
J
J
Murakami
S
S
Hayashi
Y
Y
Kobayashi
K
K
Sekido
N
N
Morita
K
K
Tomita
S
S
Watanabe
Y
Y
Kusunoki
Y
Y
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged