A case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis with Lung Cancer in a Pulmonary Lobe

A 63-year old female was admitted because of an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray film. Chest CT showed a nodular shadow in the right S6 and a patchy shadow in the right S10. Right lower lobectomywas performed under a diagnosis of lung cancer made by TBLB in the right S6. Pathological examinationof the...

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Published inKansenshogaku Zasshi Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 187 - 190
Main Authors YAMAMOTO, Yoshihiro, OHI, Hideo, NARASAKI, Fumihiko, HAYASHI, Tomayoshi, MAESAKI, Shigefumi, TOMONO, Kazunori, KOHNO, Shigeru
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases 01.02.1999
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary - complications
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary - surgery
Cryptococcosis - complications
Female
Humans
lung cancer
Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Middle Aged
Pneumonectomy
pulmonary cryptococcosis
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Summary:A 63-year old female was admitted because of an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray film. Chest CT showed a nodular shadow in the right S6 and a patchy shadow in the right S10. Right lower lobectomywas performed under a diagnosis of lung cancer made by TBLB in the right S6. Pathological examinationof the resected lung revealed papillary adenocarcinoma in the right S6 and numerous cryptococciin the right S10. No cryptococcal infection was found in the resected lymph nodes.
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ISSN:0387-5911
1884-569X
DOI:10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.73.187