title: [Pulmonary dirofilariasis].
abstract: A 70-year-old man was admitted to our department for pulmonary nodule of 15 mm in diameter in the left lower lobe detected by chest computed tomography (CT). A possibility of malignant tumor could not be ruled out, and lung partial resection was performed. Pathological examination during operation revealed a coagulation necrosis and the lesion was finally diagnosed as pulmonary dirofilariasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Onomichi General Hospital, Onomichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaki
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noriyuki
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Ryusuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Tatsunari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasada
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Toshikatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015047:Zoonoses