Aspergilloma within cavitating pulmonary carcinoma. Case report.
Aspergillosis was diagnosed in a 69-year-old man presenting with blood-stained sputum, and was treated with an antifungal agent. As radiographic lesions persisted after 3 months, left upper lobectomy was performed. The surgical specimen revealed pulmonary carcinoma associated with an intracavitary aspergillar infection.
Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
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Hanagiri
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Okabayashi
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Mitsudomi
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Noda
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Hiratsuka
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Shirakusa
D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male