Pulmonary cryptococcosis within a pulmonary carcinoma-review of reported cases.
An asymptomatic 71-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of a pulmonary tumor. Chest computed tomography revealed a cavitary tumor in the apical segment of the right lung. Histopathological examination of the resected lung revealed pulmonary cryptococcosis within a papillary adenocarcinoma. Macroscopic and histopathological findings speculated that papillary adenocarcinoma preceded pulmonary cryptococcosis.
Harada
Toshiyuki
T
Department of Internal Medicine, Iwamizawa Municipal General Hospital, Iwamizawa.
Hakuma
Nobuyuki
N
Kamimura
Akira
A
Ito
Koji
K
Okamoto
Kenzo
K
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed