Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma with fluctuating extent of consolidation on chest radiography.
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.
Sadohara
Junko
J
Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Fujimoto
Kiminori
K
Terasaki
Hiroshi
H
Nonoshita
Masaaki
M
Hayabuchi
Naofumi
N
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