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Lung Cancer Associated with Pulmonary Bulla

1999; Karger Publishers; Volume: 66; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1159/000029436

1423-0356

Daisuke Ogawa, Yutaro Shiota, Masaomi Marukawa, Junichiro Hiyama, Hiroto Mashiba, Keiji Yunoki, Shigeo Imai, K Motohiro, Naomi Sasaki, Kiyomi Taniyama,

Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies

A few reports have suggested the possible association between lung cancer and bullous disease. We report a surgical case of lung adenocarcinoma located in close proximity to pulmonary bullae. A 48-year-old nonsmoker, asymptomatic male was found to have a pulmonary tumor mass and giant bulla in the right lung. Thoracotomy identified a tumor arising from a firm, scarred and contracted area close to the bulla wall. Based on this report and review of other cases in the literature, we emphasize the need for physicians to be aware of the potential development of lung cancer in patients with pulmonary bulla.