Chronic bronchial foreign body mimicking peripheral lung tumor.
We describe a case with chronic bronchial foreign body presenting with recurrent hemoptysis mimicking a peripheral lung tumor, and the outcome of surgical resection. A 61-year-old female with recurrent hemoptysis had a peripheral nodule in the right lower lobe. A right bronchial arteriogram showed dilatation and hypervascularity in the nodule. Surgical removal of the nodule contained a small branch of a white cedar. Chronic bronchial foreign body, while rare in adults, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of peripheral lung tumors associated with recurrent hemoptysis.
Oka
M
M
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine.
Fukuda
M
M
Takatani
H
H
Nakano
R
R
Kohno
S
S
Soda
H
H
D000792:Angiography; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed