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A case of squamous cell lung cancer presented as a cystic lesion and recurrent pneumothoraces
Fadi Aldaghlawi1, Urs Von Holzen2,3, Liang Li4
1Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of a 70-year-old male with recurrent pneumothoraces within one year treated with intermittent insertion of chest tube on each occasion. Diagnostic testing was notable for a cystic lesion in the left lung that was initially interpreted as bulla on chest x-ray and chest computed tomographic scan. Due to thickening and nodularity changes of the thin wall of the cystic lesion, the patient underwent left upper lobectomy. Pathology showed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cystic lesion wall. This case emphasizes the importance of monitoring pulmonary cystic lesions especially in patients with a history of smoking and emphysema.
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