Broncholith‐associated mucus plug mimicking lung cancer

Yoshiaki Hirakawa; Hiroshi Ohnishi; Akihito Yokoyama

doi:10.1002/rcr2.992

Respirology Case Reports (Jul 2022)

Broncholith‐associated mucus plug mimicking lung cancer

Yoshiaki Hirakawa,
Hiroshi Ohnishi,
Akihito Yokoyama

Affiliations

Yoshiaki Hirakawa: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology Kochi Medical School, Kochi University Nankoku Japan
Hiroshi Ohnishi: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology Kochi Medical School, Kochi University Nankoku Japan
Akihito Yokoyama: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology Kochi Medical School, Kochi University Nankoku Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.992
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 7
pp. n/a – n/a

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Key message A mucus plug caused by bronchial obstruction of a broncholith may mimic lung cancer, and bronchoscopic removal of the broncholith was useful for differential diagnosis.

Published in Respirology Case Reports

ISSN: 2051-3380 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20513380

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