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Abstract
Case Report
A case of placental transmogrification of the lung
Hitokazu Tsukao Hideyuki Horie Takahiro Sakai Wataru Yamaguchi Junya Nakaya Toru Kojima
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukui Prefectural Hospital
ABSTRACT
Background: Placental transmogrification of the lung (PTL) is a very rare cystic lung lesion with 38 cases reported in the world to date. We report a case of PTL that required differentiation from lung cancer, with the diagnosis being confirmed using surgical specimens.
Case: A 66-year-old man presented with an abnormal upper left lung field shadow on chest X-ray. Computed tomography showed a tumor shadow with a maximum diameter of 3.5cm at the apex of the left lung. Following a partial left upper lobe resection, we diagnosed the patient with PTL.
Conclusion: This was a case of PTL with mass lesion that required differentiation from lung cancer. PTL is a disease with a good prognosis, and knowledge regarding this disease is important for future cases.
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Received 10 Jul 2018 ／ Accepted 16 Aug 2018
AJRS, 7(6): 415-419, 2018
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