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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 4:39:101725.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101725. eCollection 2022.

A lepidic adenocarcinoma mimicking an eosinophilic lung

L Senhaji  1 , B Alami  2 , M Serraj  3 , M El Biaze  3 , M C Benjelloun  3 , B Amara  3
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Case Reports

A lepidic adenocarcinoma mimicking an eosinophilic lung

L Senhaji et al. Respir Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Lepidic adenocarcinoma is a cancer with atypical radiological presentation making its diagnosis difficult and late. Here,we report the case of a 64-year-old man, who presented with respiratory distress his thoracic CT showed ground glass areas and diffuse condensations with blood hypereosinophilia. He was diagnosed to have eosinophilic lung and was placed on corticosteroid therapy but he did not show any improvement. A CT-guided biopsy showed lepidic adenocarcinoma.

Keywords: Eosinophilic lung; Hypereosinophilia; Lepidic adenocarcinoma; Lung cancer.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Chest CT (a: mediastinal section, b: parenchymal section) showing bilateral consolidations with ground glass.
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Adenocarcinoma with lepidic architecture: tumoral proliferation made of atypical cells, cohesively colonizing the alveolar structures (x 40).
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