Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left main bronchus mimicking MacLeod's syndrome.
A 15 year old girl who was labelled as having MacLeod's syndrome on the basis of a chest radiograph was subsequently, at the age of 23 years, found to have an adenoid cystic carcinoma obstructing the left main bronchus. This case emphasises the need to exclude a central lesion in cases of unilateral hyperlucent lung.
Wright
C L
CL
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Gandhi
M
M
Mitchell
C A
CA
D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed