Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
August 2008
A 63-year-old woman complained of continuous dry cough and high fever for two months. Chest radiography showed no abnormality, but inspiratory fine crackles were audible. Interstitial lung disease was suspected and bronchoalveolar lavage was performed via a bronchoscope.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of follicular lymphoma with chylothorax. A 45-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of shortness of breath and abdominal distension. Chest X-rays showed bilateral pleural effusion, and an abdominal CT scan revealed a large intraperitoneal tumor around the abdominal aorta and pancreas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn health examination, a nodular opacity of size of 25 mm was detected in a 54-year-old man. High-resolution computed tomography scans showed irregular-shaped ground glass opacity with bubble-like appearance in the right lung. The low-magnified histological findings after right upper lobectomy demonstrated squamous cell carcinoma that progressed along the alveolar septum and resembled the growing pattern of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.
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