title: Empiric treatment of focal organizing pneumonia in a patient with a low-risk lung mass.
abstract: The authors present a case of a 57-year-old man presenting with a solitary lung mass. Transbronchial biopsy showed an organizing pneumonia pattern. A therapeutic trial of corticosteroids resulted in complete resolution avoiding surgery. The authors discuss the diagnosis of focal organizing pneumonia without surgical resection.
authors: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Suite 205, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors: Mir
authors: M
authors: Alikhan
authors: Srihari
authors: S
authors: Veeraraghavan
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