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JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2010; 20 (3): 216-218
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RESUMEN
This case report describes a patient with diffuse consolidation form of bronchoalveolar carcinoma [BAC] which is a rare type of adenocarcinoma of lung. He was diagnosed on the basis of findings on X-ray and high resolution CT [HRCT] chest later confirmed by open lung biopsy and immuno-histochemical staining. Only supportive treatment could be provided and the patient expired during the subsequent month of follow-up. Traditionally, diffuse consolidation is the radiological presentation in only 20% of patients with bronchoalveolar carcinoma