Pulmonary neoplasia mimicking fungus ball

Cavalcante, Bruno Fernandes; Zanetti, Gláucia; Marchiori, Edson

doi:10.1590/0100-3984.2015.0119

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“…These diseases may often resemble aspergilloma on imaging, thus additional clinical information and sometimes lung biopsy are required for obtaining the definitive diagnosis. Lung tumor should always be included in differential diagnosis, as it can present in quite variable forms, one of those forms being a growth from a preexisting cystic mass, mimicking a ball and making a diagnosis more challenging [34].…”

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Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Clinical, Radiological or Laboratory?

Barac,

Vujovic,

Drazic

et al. 2023

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Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a chronic progressive lung disease associated with a poor prognosis and a 5-year mortality rate of approximately 40–50%. The disease is characterized by slowly progressive destruction of the lung parenchyma, in the form of multiple cavities, nodules, infiltrates or fibrosis. CPA can be challenging to diagnose due to its non-specific symptoms and similarities with other respiratory conditions combined with the poor awareness of the medical community about the disease. This can result in delayed treatment even for years and worsening of the patient’s condition. Serological tests certainly play a significant role in diagnosing CPA but cannot be interpreted without radiological confirmation of CPA. Although many data are published on this hot topic, there is yet no single definitive test for diagnosing CPA, and a multidisciplinary approach which involves a combination of clinical picture, radiological findings, microbiological results and exclusion of other mimicking diseases, is essential for the accurate diagnosis of CPA.

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Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Clinical, Radiological or Laboratory?

Barac,

Vujovic,

Drazic

et al. 2023

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“…4). Although it is very rare, the development of a fungus ball in cavitary pulmonary carcinoma has been reported [44,45,[47][48][49].…”

Section: Lung Cancermentioning

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Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases Causing the Air Crescent Sign: A State-of-the-Art Review

Sevilha

Rodrigues

Barreto

et al. 2017

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Aspergilloma, also known as mycetoma or fungus ball, is characterized by a round or oval mass with soft-tissue attenuation within a preexisting lung cavity. The typical computed tomography (CT) aspect of an aspergilloma is a mass separated from the wall of the cavity by an airspace of variable size and shape, resulting in the air crescent sign, also known as the meniscus sign. This CT feature is non-specific and can be simulated by several other entities that result in intracavitary masses. This review describes the main clinical and imaging aspects of the infectious and non-infectious diseases that may present with fungus-ball appearance, including pulmonary hydatid cyst, Rasmussen aneurysm, pulmonary gangrene, intracavitary clot, textiloma, lung cancer, metastasis, and teratoma, focusing on the differential diagnosis.

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Pulmonary neoplasia mimicking fungus ball

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Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Clinical, Radiological or Laboratory?

Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Clinical, Radiological or Laboratory?

Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases Causing the Air Crescent Sign: A State-of-the-Art Review

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