Unmasking the mimic: lipoid pneumonia imitating primary lung cancer - a case report series of a diagnostic challenge

Unmasking the mimic: lipoid pneumonia imitating primary lung cancer - a case report series of a diagnostic challenge

IntroductionLipoid pneumonia is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by an abnormal deposition of lipids in the alveoli. It may manifest as pulmonary consolidation, simulating primary lung cancer on radiological imaging and an increased uptake on fluorine-18-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron...

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Main Authors: Shehab Mohamed, Luca Bertolaccini, Mariano Lombardi, Clementina Di Tonno, Angela Sabalic, Monica Casiraghi, Lorenzo Spaggiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
lipoid pneumonia
lung cancer
differential diagnosis
EBUS
thoracic surgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1538418/full
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