A case of diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis resembling multiple pulmonary metastases from thyroid cancer
Makoto Ando Yukari Shimizu Kazuhiko Sakamoto Hirotaka Maruyama Hiromi Yamane Kiyotaka Ito
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Rosai Hospital
We discuss a case of diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis (DPM) resembling multiple pulmonary metastases from thyroid cancer.A 66-year-old Japanese female visited our hospital for the interpretation of abnormal shadowing on chest X-ray.High-resolution chest computed tomography revealed multiple bilateral micronodular shadows.A thyroid tumor was also detected and she was pathologically diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer.Video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed to diagnose the pulmonary lesions, and pathologic examination of surgical specimens finally revealed minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodules (MPMNs).MPMNs are micronodules, most of which are detected incidentally,and the occurrence of multiple bilateral MPMNs is termed diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis, which is rarely seen.On detecting multiple pulmonary nodular shadows together with a malignant disease, the possibility of DPM should be borne in mind besides pulmonary metastasis.
Diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis(DPM) Minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodules(MPMNs) Pulmonary metastasis Thyroid cancer Cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis
Received 29 Mar 2018 / Accepted 13 Jun 2018
AJRS, 7(5): 347-351, 2018