Primary lung cancer occurring concomitantly with the cicatrized and calcified ova of a parasite: report of a case.
We report herein a rare case of primary lung cancer that occurred concomitantly with the calcified ova of a parasite. A 58-year-old man was referred to our department after a pulmonary abnormal shadow had been seen on a chest X-ray done at mass screening. A transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) revealed the calcified ova of a parasite. Because the possibility of concomitant lung cancer could not be ruled out, a lung biopsy was taken via video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). The pathological diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma, and a left upper lobectomy was serially performed through a posterolateral thoracotomy. The patient recovered uneventfully and has remained in good health without any sign of recurrence for over 9 months. Following this case report, we review three other cases of this unusual disease combination documented in the literature.
Hanagiri
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Department of Surgery, Kushiro Rosai Hospital, 13-23 Nakazono-cho, Kushiro 085-8533, Japan.
Tsuda
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I
Tsukamoto
T
T
Nagasako
T
T
Kobayashi
H
H
Hattori
M
M
Kawamura
K
K
Ogasawara
K
K
Manabe
K
K
Uchino
J
J
D002114:Calcinosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010063:Ovum; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011013:Pneumonectomy