Can Mycetoma Mimic Carcinoma of Lung? An Unusual Presentation of Aspergilloma: A Case Report

Authors

  • Niaz Hussain Soomro Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Saima Imam Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Aneeqa Zafar Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Almas Shaheen Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ojha Institute of Chest Disease, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

Keywords:

Mycetoma, Lung Cancer, Aspergilloma

Abstract

This case report is of a 40 years old male who came with symptoms and radiological signs of lung cancer

(i.e. hyper dense soft tissue mass of lung without Monad's sign an increase in size of the mass from 4 cm

to 5.8cm compared on the 1 st and 2 nd CT scan and associated multiple enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes

but was diagnosed preoperatively with Mycetoma

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Published

2018-08-26

How to Cite

Hussain Soomro, N. ., Imam, S. ., Zafar, A. ., & Shaheen, A. . (2018). Can Mycetoma Mimic Carcinoma of Lung? An Unusual Presentation of Aspergilloma: A Case Report. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 12(2), 67–70. Retrieved from https://mail.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1365

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2

Section

Case Report

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