TY - JOUR
T1 - Confluent cavitated nodules in invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma
T2 - A case report
AU - López-Hinostroza, Madaleine
AU - Dávila, Juan
AU - Asencio, Angélica Y.
AU - Moya-Salazar, Jeel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare variant of lung adenocarcinoma. Here, we present the case of a patient with invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma with cavitary lung lesions. A 61-year-old painter-and-bricklayer. She was admitted due to mMRC2 dyspnea, a dry cough that during hospitalization mobilizes dense, abundant secretions, and becomes demanding. Differential diagnoses were made based on clinical symptoms and images, performing multiple laboratory tests ruling out immunosuppression, and two video-bronchofibroscopies finding the diagnosis in the transbronchial lung biopsy: Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma that would explain the abundant bronchorrhea, advanced stage and poor prognosis led to ventilatory failure and death of the patient.
AB - Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare variant of lung adenocarcinoma. Here, we present the case of a patient with invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma with cavitary lung lesions. A 61-year-old painter-and-bricklayer. She was admitted due to mMRC2 dyspnea, a dry cough that during hospitalization mobilizes dense, abundant secretions, and becomes demanding. Differential diagnoses were made based on clinical symptoms and images, performing multiple laboratory tests ruling out immunosuppression, and two video-bronchofibroscopies finding the diagnosis in the transbronchial lung biopsy: Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma that would explain the abundant bronchorrhea, advanced stage and poor prognosis led to ventilatory failure and death of the patient.
KW - Peru
KW - computed tomography
KW - invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma
KW - lung cancer
KW - lung cavity
KW - prognosis
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U2 - 10.29333/ejgm/13151
DO - 10.29333/ejgm/13151
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85158853171
VL - 20
JO - Electronic Journal of General Medicine
JF - Electronic Journal of General Medicine
IS - 4
M1 - em494
ER -