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Adenocarcinoma of the lung mimicking interstitial lung disease
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Although benign reactive conditions can be misinterpreted as malignancies, a number of malignant lesions can in turn be mistaken for interstitial lung disease. A nonsmoking male aged 66 years who presented with multifocal dispersed, parenchymal and subpleural nodules, most of them cavitated or pseudocavitated, and that radiologically mimicked non-malignant conditions, such as pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis or peribronchiolar organising pneumonia with bronchiectasis on computed tomography scan, was hospitalised. Microbiological and immunological tests were negative. Since sufficient tissue could not be obtained via bronchoscopy, the patient was scheduled for video-assisted thoracic surgery. The final diagnosis revealed invasive adenocarcinoma with a predominant lepidic pattern.

Keywords : Lung cancer, adenocarcinoma, lepidic pattern, mimick, interstitial lung diseases

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Volume 3, Issue 1, 2025
Page : 18-20
https://doi.org/10.51271/JOPIC-0050
Article Information
Received : 08 Oca 2025
Accepted : 04 Şub 2025
Published : 21 Şub 2025
Corresponding Author :

Serra Duygulu: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkiye

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Citation : Duygulu S, Yılmaz Demirci N, Çelik A, Türktaş H. Adenocarcinoma of the lung mimicking interstitial lung disease. J Pulmonol Intens Care. 2025;3(1):18-20.

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