Bronchial stump aspergillosis after lobectomy for lung cancer as an unusual cause of false positive fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography: A case report

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Introduction. Bronchial stump aspergillosis is a rare entity characterized by cough and hemoptysis. Case presentation. We report the case of a 58-year-old Caucasian woman who developed bronchial stump aspergillosis two years after a left upper lobe resection for lung cancer. Bronchial stump aspergillosis was diagnosed as a result of a focus of increased fluorodeoxyglucose activity in a follow-up positron emission tomography and computed tomography scan. She was treated with oral antifungal therapy and presented with good evolution after three months of treatment. Conclusion: Bronchial stump aspergillosis is an unusual complication after pulmonary resection. Clinicians should be aware of it when a local recurrence of cancer around the bronchial stump is suspected based on a positive positron emission tomography and computed tomography finding. © 2011 Garcia-Olivé et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Garcia-Olivé, I., Andreo, F., Rosĩol, R., Sanz-Santos, J., Font, A., & Monsá, E. (2011). Bronchial stump aspergillosis after lobectomy for lung cancer as an unusual cause of false positive fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography: A case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-72

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