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Case Reports
. 2008 Feb;51(1):E3-4.

Aspergilloma in combination with adenocarcinoma of the lung

Waleed Saleh  1 , Avi Ostry, Harry Henteleff
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Case Reports

Aspergilloma in combination with adenocarcinoma of the lung

Waleed Saleh et al. Can J Surg. 2008 Feb.
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FIG. 1. CT scan at the level of the aortic arch shows evidence of a cavitated lesion in the posterior segment of the right upper lobe. The lesion contained about 1 cm of central soft tissue nidus, compatible with an aspergilloma.
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FIG. 2. Histologic appearance from wedge resection of the upper right lung lobe demonstrates dichotomously branching hyphae, compatible with Aspergillus associated with adenocarcinoma (Gomori methenamine silver stain; original magnification 400×).
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