Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Mimicking Metastasis in a Distal Common Bile Duct Cancer Patient after Recent COVID-19 Infection
10.15279/kpba.2024.29.3.89
- Author:
Jinmin LEE
1
;
Kwang Hyuck LEE
;
Jong Kyun LEE
;
Kyu Taek LEE
;
Young Hoon CHOI
;
Joo Kyung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
2024;29(3):89-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The only curative treatment option for cholangiocarcinoma is surgery, making the assessment of operability a crucial step in the diagnosis. We report a case of distal common bile duct cancer in a 64-year-old male, who exhibited multiple pulmonary nodules in pre-operative chest imaging following a COVID-19 infection. As the local progression of disease was not prominent, the possibility of pulmonary metastasis was considered unlikely. A surgical biopsy was performed, which confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis.
