Round pneumonia: a rare condition mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. Case report and review of the literature

• Published in: São Paulo medical journal Vol. 126; no. 4; pp. 236 - 238
• Main Authors: Camargo, José Jesus de Peixoto, Camargo, Spencer Marcantonio, Machuca, Tiago Noguchi, Perin, Fabíola Adélia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 01.07.2008; Associação Paulista de Medicina
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - diagnostic imaging; Case Report; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Lung; Lung diseases; Lung neoplasm; Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Medical imaging; MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL; Middle Aged; Pneumonia; Pneumonia - diagnostic imaging; Radiography; Pneumopatias; Pneumonia; Neoplasias pulmonares; Medical imaging; Pulmão; Lung neoplasm; Lung diseases; Lung; Diagnóstico por imagem

Round pneumonia is a condition usually described in children, with few reports addressing adult patients. It is an oval-shaped consolidation that, due to its radiological appearance, simulates bronchogenic carcinoma. Its evolution tends to be benign, although diagnostic dilemmas have sometimes requi...