Multiple pulmonary nodules and underlying head and neck cancer.
We describe a 66-year-old woman with recently diagnosed cT2N0 mouth cancer and multiple hypo-dense pulmonary nodules discovered on a computed tomographic chest scan. These nodules were located in the anterior part of the right upper and middle lobe and were resected thoracoscopically. Histologic examination of these nodules revealed a lipoid pneumonia. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare but described pulmonary disease that typically presents as consolidations. An exclusive presentation such as multiple pulmonary nodules is very unusual.
Barlesi
Fabrice
F
University de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II), Faculty of Medicine, Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France. fabrice.barlesi@mail.ap-hm.fr
Gimenez
Céline
C
Doddoli
Christophe
C
Chetaille
Bruno
B
Guelfucci
Bruno
B
Kleisbauer
Jean-Pierre
JP
Thomas
Pascal
P
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed