Coexistent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Carcinoma Lung Diagnosed from the Same Clinical Specimen - A Case Report
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Coexistent lung carcinoma and active pulmonary tuberculosis in the same lobe.
We observed a rare case of lung carcinoma accompanied by active pulmonary tuberculosis in the same lobe. The chest x-ray of a 49-year-old man revealed an abnormal shadow in the right upper field and a giant bulla in the left upper field. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a nodule with consolidation, which was not continuous in the right S3. Bronchoscopically, epidermoid carcinoma existed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2161-105X
DOI: 10.4172/2161-105x.1000274