A Case of Lung Carcinoma with Rhabdoid Phenotype Mimicking an Aspergilloma in Patient with Recurrent Hemoptysis.
- Author:
Moo Woong KIM
1
;
Soo Jung REW
;
Seo Joon EUN
;
Ui Sin LEE
;
Chan Woo PARK
;
Jong Pil JEONG
;
Young Choon KO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Rhabdoid Tumor; Hemoptysis; Aspergillosis
- MeSH: Aspergillosis; Classification; Hemoptysis*; Humans; Kidney; Lung*; Middle Aged; Phenotype*; Prognosis; Rhabdoid Tumor; Thorax; World Health Organization
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2014;77(1):38-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Malignant rhabdoid tumor was first discovered in the kidney, and rhabdoid tumor of the lung was first reported in 1995. These were included as the variants of large-cell carcinoma, according to the 1999 World Health Organization classification of lung tumors. The rhabdoid tumor of the lung exhibits aggressive biological behavior and has a poor prognosis, and only a few reports of this tumor exist. We report a case of lung carcinoma with a rhabdoid phenotype, initially misdiagnosed as an aspergilloma, in a 48-year-old man who presented with recurrent hemoptysis. The chest computed tomography scans showed a huge consolidative lesion with an air crescent sign in the left upper lung and no contrast-enhancing lesion. An aspergilloma was diagnosed by the radiologist. However, after surgical excision and pathological examination, rhabdoid carcinoma was diagnosed. A surgical resection helps to make it possible to pathologically distinguish a malignancy from an aspergilloma.
