solitary pulmonary nodule/cough

Solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is one of the most controversial clinical findings in patients. The aim of this study is to use (99m)Tc-ethylenediamine diacetic acid/hydrazine nicotinamide (HYNIC)-TATE scan technique to evaluate nodules. From 2008 to 2010, 21 patients with SPN underwent

We report the cases of three HIV-positive patients with solitary pulmonary nodules caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. Although human infection with C. neoformans occurs via the respiratory tract, isolated pulmonary infection in HIV-positive patients, in contrast with HIV-negative patients, has been

A 61-year-old man with cough and white sputum had an abnormal pulmonary mass in the left lower lobe in the computed tomography (CT) imaging. According to the lung cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussion, the patient took the left lower lobe resection and lymphadenectomy and finally diagnosed

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a life threatening infection that usually presents with diffuse bilateral ground-glass infiltrates in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a single nodular granulomatous Pneumocystis pneumonia in a male with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after R-CHOP therapy. He

BACKGROUND A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a round intraparenchimal lung lesion less than 3 cm in size, not associated with atelectasis or adenopathy. The aim of this study is to learn clinical experience of the treatment of SPN with Da Vinci Surgical System. METHODS A total of 9

This case describes a woman with a history of tobacco abuse who presented with a dry cough and was found to have an enlarging, 4 cm right upper lobe nodule without lymphadenopathy on CT imaging of the chest. Initial biopsies of the nodule suggested follicular lymphoma, but after obtaining more

A 61-year-old man with a past history of pulmonary emphysema 6 years earlier was admitted to the emergency department at our hospital because of cough and dyspnea. Left pneumothorax was recognized on a chest radiograph. After his admission to the emergency department, chest drainage was inserted and

A 52-year-old white man presented to a pulmonary clinic for evaluation of a 2.3 × 1.7 cm lung nodule. The patient had originally presented to his cardiologist for palpitations. The palpitations were described as a "fluttering" sensation, occurring daily, more often at rest, but not associated with

An 80-year-old-woman was referred for evaluation of chest pain that appeared after providing care at home for her sick husband, which included helping him to get up and move about. The pain was initially triggered by lifting heavy objects but then became constant, without exacerbating or relieving

Sclerosing haemangioma (SH) is a rare benign lung tumour with distinctive variety of histological patterns. SH typically presents as asymptomatic peripheral, solitary well-circumscribed lesion in women with median age at diagnosis in the fifth decade. Preoperative diagnosis of this tumour is

A 73-year-old woman presented at a private clinic because of non productive cough. She was treated with several drugs, but no relief was obtained. She was therefore referred to our hospital for further investigations. Chest CT films revealed a solitary nodule in the right lower lung field and

METHODS A 48-year-old man with a 75-pack-year history of tobacco use was referred to pulmonary clinic for evaluation of an abnormal chest roentgenograph. He had been followed by his primary physician for bronchitis and nonproductive cough over the past year and was recently treated with a course of

OBJECTIVE To report the clinical, histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of 2 new cases of pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma. RESULTS Both patients were males: one, 72-year-old with retroperitoneal fibrosis, was asymptomatic, while the other, 67-year-old, presented with non