Adenocarcinoma Surrounding Emphysema Mimicking Cavitary Pneumonia.

Moon, Soo Young; Yoo, Jee Hong; Kim, Kyung Yup; Choi, Hye Sook; Choi, Cheon Woong; Park, Myung Jae; Kang, Hong Mo; Kwak, Young Tae; Kim, Dae Hyun; Kim, Gou Young

doi:2007.63.2.200

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 63(2); 2007 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007;63(2):200-203.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.63.2.200 Published online August 1, 2007.

Adenocarcinoma Surrounding Emphysema Mimicking Cavitary Pneumonia.

Soo Young Moon, Jee Hong Yoo, Kyung Yup Kim, Hye Sook Choi, Cheon Woong Choi, Myung Jae Park, Hong Mo Kang, Young Tae Kwak, Dae Hyun Kim, Gou Young Kim

¹Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. honglung@chol.com, medgrant@hanmail.net
²Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma presenting as a solitary mass with a cavity in chest computed tomogram is rare. A few reports have suggested an association between lung cancer and emphysema. We report a case of adenocarcinoma surrounding pulmonary emphysema that mimicked fungal pneumonia. This case highlights the need for cliniclians to be aware of the potential development of lung cancer in patients with emphysema.

Key Words: Lung, Adenocarcinoma, Emphysema, Pneumonia