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Case Report

A case of lung cholesterol granuloma with ground-glass opacity mimicking primary lung adenocarcinoma

Takuma Tsuchiyaa  Yoshio Tomizawaa  Gen Takahashia  Akihiro Yoshiia  Osamu Kawashimab  Ryusei Saitoa 

aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nishigunma Hospital
bDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nishigunma Hospital

ABSTRACT

A 56-year-old woman underwent a left upper lobectomy for primary lung adenocarcinoma. At 4 years and 5 months after the operation, she presented two localized ground-glass opacities (GGO) in the left lower lobe. Both were resected, and a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was made. At 2 years and 8 months after the second operation, localized GGO appeared and grew in the remaining left lower lobe. Partial resection for the GGO was performed, and a diagnosis of cholesterol granuloma was made. Because there are no reports of cholesterol granuloma showing localized GGO in a CT scan, it is difficult to suspect cholesterol granuloma with GGO. Furthermore, it is more difficult to diagnose cholesterol granuloma with GGO in patients having a history of metachronous lung adenocarcinoma.

KEYWORDS

Ground-glass opacity (GGO)  Cholesterol granuloma  Postoperative state of primary lung cancer  Metachronous lung adenocarcinoma 

Received 26 Apr 2013 / Accepted 29 Jul 2013

AJRS, 2(6): 818-821, 2013

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