| Mass-forming Eosinophilic Infiltration Involving the Central Airway: A Case Report of Endobronchial Involvement of Eosinophilic Inflammation Mimicking Bronchogenic Malignancy |
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Won-Jung Hong1, Chi Young Park1, Eun-Jung Ko1, Sang-Ho Cho2, So Young Chong1, Hye-Cheol Jeong1 |
1Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
2Department of Pathology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea |
| 호산구성 염증을 동반한 기관지 협착이 폐암으로 오인된 증례 1예 |
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홍원정1, 박치영1, 고은정1, 조상호2, 정소영1, 정혜철1 |
1차의과학대학교 내과학교실
2차의과학대학교 병리학교실 |
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Hye-Cheol Jeong, Tel: +82-31-780-6142, Fax: +82-31-780-2992, Email: jhcmd@hanmail.net
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Received: 27 May 2014 • Revised: 16 June 2014 • Accepted: 27 June 2014 |
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| Abstract |
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We report a very unusual case of endobronchial involvement of eosinophilic inflammation. A 58-year-old woman visited our clinic complaining of cough. A chest computed tomography scan showed a poorly enhancing mass compressing both main bronchi in the subcarinal area. Bronchoscopy also showed stenosis of the two main bronchi with irregular mucosal thickening. A bronchoscopic endobronchial mucosal biopsy revealed eosinophilic inflammation without evidence of malignancy. The subcarinal mass disappeared after systemic steroid treatment. This is the first report of mass-forming eosinophilic infiltration involving the central airway mimicking primary lung cancer. |
| Key Words:
Eosinophils; Subcarinal mass; Bronchial stenosis |
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