Abstract:As clinical manifestations of systemic vasculitides share many common features with other conditions, the rate of diagnostic errors and delayed diagnoses is high. Hence we performed an analysis of the available data regarding misdiagnosis of vasculitis as lung cancer and vice versa, as well as coexistence of vasculitis and lung cancer. The present case-based review highlights the diagnostic challenges encountered when granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) mimics lung cancer. The importance of a multidisciplin… Show more
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