title: Pneumonic-type mucinous lung adenocarcinoma diagnosed by transbronchial cryobiopsy.
abstract: Primary lung adenocarcinoma with lepidic growth can mimic diffuse pulmonary parenchymal processes like infectious pneumonia or idiopathic inflammatory pneumonitis. We report a case of subacute pneumonitis refractory to antibiotic therapy and empirical corticosteroids, proven to be diffuse mucinous adenocarcinoma with lepidic growth on transbronchial cryobiopsy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH USA.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balestra
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH USA.
authors.forename: Akilan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selvaraju
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH USA.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benzaquen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH USA.
authors.forename: Dani S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Zander
keywords: Cryobiopsy; diffuse parenchymal lung disease; lung adenocarcinoma