Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Progressing to Multiple Cystic Lesions in a 29-Year-Old Man.

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Lee, Hyun Seong¹  Jeon, Jae Wan¹  Kim, Jae Hee¹  Ju, Hyeong Uk¹  Bae, Joong Gi¹  Min, Young Ju¹  Ahn, Jong Joon¹  Seo, Kwang Won¹  Jegal, Yangjin¹  Kwon, Woon Jung²  Cha, Hee Jeong³  Ra, Seung Won¹ 

[1] Departments of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine;Departments of Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine;Departments of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine

关键词: Adenocarcinoma;    Cysts;    Radiology;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2012.72.2.203

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

Cystic lesions or progressive cystic changes in adenocarcinoma of the lung have rarely been reported. We report a case of lung adenocarcinoma that progressed from ground-glass opacities (GGOs) and consolidations or nodules to extensive cystic lesions during 12 months in a young adult patient. A 29-year-old male was initially diagnosed with primary lung adenocarcinoma by transbronchial lung biopsy of the right lower lobe and lung to lung metastasis in both lungs according to imaging findings. The initial chest computed tomography (CT) scans showed multifocal GGOs, consolidations, and nodules in both lungs. Despite treatment with palliative chemotherapy, the patient's follow-up CT scans showed multiple, cystic changes in both lungs and that the lesions had progressed more extensively. He died of hypoxic respiratory failure one year after his diagnosis.

【 授权许可】

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