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Broncholith-associated mucus plug mimicking lung cancer

Yoshiaki Hirakawa1, Hiroshi Ohnishi1, Akihito Yokoyama1

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology Kochi Medical School, Kochi University Nankoku Japan.

Respirology Case Reports
|June 15, 2022
PubMed
Summary

A broncholith (a calcified mass in the airway) can cause a mucus plug that mimics lung cancer. Bronchoscopic removal of the broncholith aids in accurate differential diagnosis, distinguishing it from malignancy.

Keywords:
allergic bronchopulmonary mycosisbroncholithiasisbronchoscopylung cancermucus plug

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