title: [Small cell bronchial carcinoma and pleural empyema after pneumonectomy for tuberculosis].
abstract: We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a destructive ipsilateral bronchial carcinoma after pneumonectomy performed for tuberculosis several decades previously. The diagnosis steps in this case report are demonstrated and the correlations between the two diseases are discussed. The early diagnosis of malignant processes after thoracotomy performed because of tuberculosis is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Diagnostische Radiologie des St. Augustinus-Krankenhauses Düren-Lendersdorf.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kindler
mesh_terms: D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*