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- A 57-year-old man with untreated diabetes was hospitalized due to an intrathoracic mass, initially thought to be invasive lung cancer.
- A biopsy showed the mass was actually inflammatory granulation tissue resulting from an infection, rather than cancer.
- This case highlights the need for clinicians to consider infections as a possible cause of intrathoracic masses, especially in immunocompromised patients like those with diabetes.
Article Abstract
A 57-year-old man with untreated diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital due to an intrathoracic mass lesion infiltrating the vertebral body and mediastinum. The mass was suspected to be invasive lung cancer; however, percutaneous needle biopsy revealed that the mass was inflammatory granulation tissue caused by an infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an intrathoracic mass lesion caused by an infection. When an intrathoracic mass lesion is suspected, clinicians should consider possible infections that cause granulation tissue, such as . This is particularly important in immunocompromized hosts such as patients with diabetes.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889786 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.31662/jmaj.2018-0036 | DOI Listing |
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