title: A hybrid lesion of lung cancer and aspergillosis.
abstract: A 74-year-old man presented with gradual wall thickening of a cystic lung lesion. Serologic tests indicated Aspergillus infection, but neither fungal organisms nor evidence of malignant disease were recovered from repeated sputum collections, a bronchoscopic lung biopsy specimen, or bronchial washings. Treatment with antifungal agents did not result in clinical improvement. Surgical resection of the lesion demonstrated both squamous cell carcinoma and aspergillosis. These distinct disorders share common radiologic manifestations that can present a diagnostic challenge, as in the present case.
authors: Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine.
authors: Hiroaki
authors: H
authors: Takeoka
authors: Takeharu
authors: T
authors: Koga
authors: Hirohisa
authors: H
authors: Yano
authors: Jiro
authors: J
authors: Ikeda
authors: Munetsugu
authors: M
authors: Nishimura
authors: Tomoko
authors: T
authors: Kamimura
authors: Hisamichi
authors: H
authors: Aizawa