title: [Anthracosilicosis: a rare clinical and radiological presentation simulating lung metastases].
abstract: We present the case of an asymptomatic patient with an initial clinical and radiological diagnosis of lung metastases in whom histological study diagnosed anthracosilicosis. A review of the literature shows that this presentation of anthracosilicosis is exceptional; our patient had atypical radiological findings and a very long latency period (over 50 years) after a brief (nearly 6 years) exposure to coal dust.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España. noeliaarevalo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arévalo Galeano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cabeza Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bustos García de Castro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferreirós Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000874:Anthracosilicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography