title: Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma with fluctuating extent of consolidation on chest radiography.
abstract: We report a case of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma that required approximately 1 year to diagnose due to alternating periods of exacerbation and improvement of abnormal opacity on chest radiography. It is important to consider the diagnosis of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma when consolidative opacities simulating pneumonia show an alternating pattern of worsening and improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadohara
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonoshita
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayabuchi
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed