Conjunction of a Fungus Ball and a Pulmonary Tumourlet in a Bronchiectatic Cavity.
10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.2.138
- Author:
Serkan YAZGAN
1
;
Soner GÜRSOY
;
Figen TÜRK
;
Zekiye Aydoğdu DINÇ
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Medical Practice and Research Center, Turkey. serkanyazgan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary aspergilloses;
Bronchiectasis;
Fungus;
Hemoptysis;
Mycetoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Bronchiectasis;
Cough;
Female;
Fungi*;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Lung;
Mycetoma;
Pulmonary Aspergillosis;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2018;51(2):138-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Herein, we describe the case of a 67-year-old female patient who presented with cough and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography revealed destruction of the left lower lobe and multiple fungus balls in a bronchiectatic cavity. A left lower lobectomy was performed via thoracotomy. Histopathological examination of the lung showed a concomitant aspergilloma and multiple tumourlets in the large bronchiectatic cavity. Pulmonary intracavitary aspergilloma and concomitant tumourlets are quite rare. Our report presents this interesting case that manifested with haemoptysis.
