Mass-forming Eosinophilic Infiltration Involving the Central Airway: A Case Report of Endobronchial Involvement of Eosinophilic Inflammation Mimicking Bronchogenic Malignancy / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 733-737, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-219253
ABSTRACT
We report a very unusual case of endobronchial involvement of eosinophilic inflammation. A 58-year-old woman visited our clinic complaining of cough. A chest computed tomography scan showed a poorly enhancing mass compressing both main bronchi in the subcarinal area. Bronchoscopy also showed stenosis of the two main bronchi with irregular mucosal thickening. A bronchoscopic endobronchial mucosal biopsy revealed eosinophilic inflammation without evidence of malignancy. The subcarinal mass disappeared after systemic steroid treatment. This is the first report of mass-forming eosinophilic infiltration involving the central airway mimicking primary lung cancer.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thorax
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Biopsy
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Bronchi
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Bronchoscopy
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Cough
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Eosinophils
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Inflammation
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Lung Neoplasms
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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