A Rare Case of Co-existing Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria
Simran Agarwal, Girija Nair, Shahid M Patel, Priya Deshpande, Nikhil Sarangdhar · 2023
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Simran Agarwal and co-authors report a rare 2023 case where lung cancer and a mycobacterial infection coexisted in one lung mass. A lone lung mass usually points to cancer, so infection found first can close the case too early. Their patient's airway washings grew a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, a germ related to the tuberculosis family.
A positive culture could have ended the workup with infection treatment alone. Further checks, though, revealed non-small cell lung cancer in the same mass. The authors stress keeping cancer on the table even when infection is proven. The case is a caution for chest doctors: two diseases can share one shadow on the scan, and treating only one can cost the patient dearly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Simran Agarwal, Girija Nair, Shahid M Patel, Priya Deshpande, Nikhil Sarangdhar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |