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Lung cancer with bronchoscopic biopsy

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest pain for a few weeks. Cough. External CXR showed LMZ opacity, symptoms not clearing after antibiotics.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Female

Large left lung spiculated mass with cavitation abutting the left pulmonary artery. No suggestion of mediastinal invasion. No bronchial obstruction. No lymphadenopathy or metastases. Right posterior subcutaneous lesion is longstanding, and likely a sebaceous cyst.

PET CT

Nuclear medicine

Large intensively FDG-avid left lung central mass abutting the hilum. No central photopenia. No avid lymphadenopathy or metastases.

Bronchoscopic biopsy

Fluoroscopy

LMZ biopsy.

Post biopsy CXR

x-ray

No pneumothorax. Persistent left mid zone opacity.

Case Discussion

Histology:

  • brushings: non-small cell carcinoma
  • biopsy: adenocarcinoma

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