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Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection that is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. This disease is distributed worldwide, but it is rare in Korea. A 34-year old foreign male worker from Mongolia presented with cough and chest discomfort. Computed tomography of the chest showed a cystic mass in the upper lobe of the right lung. The cyst was surgically resected, and the pathological study confirmed a hydatid cyst. The patient was given albendazole postoperatively to prevent a relapse. We report here on a surgical case of pulmonary hydatid disease along with a review of the literature.
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Humans , Male , Albendazole , Cough , Echinococcosis , Echinococcosis, Pulmonary , Echinococcus granulosus , Korea , Lung , Mongolia , Parasites , Recurrence , ThoraxABSTRACT
As lesões pulmonares císticas adquiridas fazem parte do contexto de sinais e sintomas de várias morbidades, podem ser sintomáticas ou assintomáticas e, às vezes, desaparecem espontaneamente. Realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica com o objetivo de abordar as principais causas de lesões pulmonares císticas adquiridas e fornecer uma visão simples e objetiva das doenças relacionadas às lesões aeradas, na tentativa de dirimir as dificuldades com relação ao diagnóstico etiológico.
Acquired cystic lung lesions are part of the set of signs and symptoms of various conditions, and they may be symptomatic or asymptomatic and sometimes they disappear spontaneously. A literature review was carried out aiming at approaching the main causes of acquired cystic lung lesions, thus providing a simple and objective vision of diseases related to aerial lesions, in an attempt of overcome difficulties concerning the etiologic diagnosis.
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis leading to inflammation and obstruction of the tracheobronchial tree may cause the cystic changes in the lung. We performed segmentectomy of lung under the diagnosis of congenital cystic lung disease in an infant of 2 weeks presenting severe respiratory failure. Histology and serology confirmed congenital CMV bronchiolopneumonitis.
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Humans , Infant , Bronchiolitis , Cytomegalovirus , Diagnosis , Inflammation , Lung Diseases , Lung , Mastectomy, Segmental , Pneumonia , Respiratory InsufficiencyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Congenital cystic diseases of the lung are uncommon but they share similar embryogenic and clinical characteristics. MATERIAL AND METHOD: From 1972 to 1999, 46 patients were operated on in the Dept. of Thoracic Surgery at the YUMC. And we analysed the patients' charts for clinical presentations, managements and pathologic findings with chart of patients. RESULT: There were 17 males and 29 females, and mean age was 16.2 years. The main symptoms were 11 fevers due to recurrent infection, 10 dyspneas, and chest pain and sputum production etc. Thirteen patients were asymptomatic. There were 13 pulmonary sequestrations(PS), 12 congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations(CCAM), 12 bronchogenic cysts(BC), 5 cystic bronchiectasis(CB) and 4 congenital lobar emphysemas(CLE). Simple excision(resection) was performed in 8 patients, segmentectomy in 6 patients, lobectomy (with 1 operative mortality) in 31 patients, and pneumonectomy in one patient. The compli-cations were 4 pneumonias, one persistent air leakage and one empyema. CONCLUSION: We experienced surgical treatment of congenital cystic lung disease and reported them with literature review.
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Female , Humans , Male , Chest Pain , Dyspnea , Empyema , Fever , Lung Diseases , Lung , Mastectomy, Segmental , Pneumonectomy , Pneumonia , Sputum , Thoracic SurgeryABSTRACT
Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma of the lung is quite rare lesion which has an unknown prevalence, firstly described in 1986. It is characterized by multiple nodules and variable sized cysts in both lung field. The nodules of immature mesenchymal cells gradually enlarge and become cysts which are lined with normal or metaplastic respiratory epithelium and have the cambium layer of primitive mesenchymal cells. Main symptoms are hemoptysis, recurrent pneumothorax, and hemothorax. It is known to benign tumor, but has possibility of malignant degeneration. In gross findings in opertive field, multiple and variable-sized cystic lesions and nodules were observed. The cysts were lined with normal respiratory epithelium and had the cambium layer of primitive mesenchymal cell. Gross and microscopic findings were compatible with mesenchymal cystic hamartoma. We report a case of mesenchymal cystic hamartoma in a 27-year-old woman who had recurrent pneumothorax and hemoptysis.