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Bronchoscopic View and Treatment of a Nine-Year Slowly Enlarging Chronic Lung Abscess Mimicking Lung Cancer
Noriaki Nishimura1, Yusuke Nakamura1, Yuri Nomura1
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine Tochigi Japan.
Abstract:
A 53-year-old male presented with a nine-year slowly enlarging cystic nodule. Bronchoscopy visualised a protruding lesion, and a biopsy resulted in purulent drainage. This case highlights that lung abscess can mimic lung cancer by presenting as a slowly enlarging nodule and may be treatable using an ultra-thin bronchoscope.
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