A lepidic adenocarcinoma mimicking an eosinophilic lung

Lepidic adenocarcinoma is a cancer with atypical radiological presentation making its diagnosis difficult and late. Here,we report the case of a 64-year-old man, who presented with respiratory distress his thoracic CT showed ground glass areas and diffuse condensations with blood hypereosinophilia....

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Published in:	Respiratory medicine case reports Vol. 39; p. 101725
Main Authors:	Senhaji, L., Alami, B., Serraj, M., El Biaze, M., Benjelloun, M.C., Amara, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2022 Elsevier
Subjects:	Case Report Eosinophilic lung Hypereosinophilia Lepidic adenocarcinoma Lung cancer Lepidic adenocarcinoma Eosinophilic lung Hypereosinophilia Lung cancer
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Summary:	Lepidic adenocarcinoma is a cancer with atypical radiological presentation making its diagnosis difficult and late. Here,we report the case of a 64-year-old man, who presented with respiratory distress his thoracic CT showed ground glass areas and diffuse condensations with blood hypereosinophilia. He was diagnosed to have eosinophilic lung and was placed on corticosteroid therapy but he did not show any improvement. A CT-guided biopsy showed lepidic adenocarcinoma.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1
ISSN:	2213-0071 2213-0071
DOI:	10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101725