Conjunction of a Fungus Ball and a Pulmonary Tumourlet in a Bronchiectatic Cavity

Abstract

Herein, we describe the case of a 67-year-old female patient who presented with cough and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography revealed destruction of the left lower lobe and multiple fungus balls in a bronchiectatic cavity. A left lower lobectomy was performed via thoracotomy. Histopathological examination of the lung showed a concomitant aspergilloma and multiple tumourlets in the large bronchiectatic cavity. Pulmonary intracavitary aspergilloma and concomitant tumourlets are quite rare. Our report presents this interesting case that manifested with haemoptysis.

Keywords

• Pulmonary aspergilloses
• Bronchiectasis
• Fungus
• Hemoptysis
• Mycetoma