Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presenting with dysphagia.
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ABSTRACT
We describe a middle aged, non-smoking female who presented with dysphagia and underwent repeated endoscopies and oesophageal dilatation for a period of six months without any response. On imaging she was found to be having a lobulated mass with a radiological differential diagnosis of malignancy, lymphoma or a rare inflammatory lesion. After an inconclusive CT guided biopsy the patient underwent thoracoscopy on which an unresectable mass was found. The biopsy from the mass revealed pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG). To best of our knowledge this is the first case of PHG presenting as dysphagia reported in the English Literature. Literature on this rare entity is reviewed.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Deglutition Disorders
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Granuloma
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Lung
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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