Occult Foreign Body; Mimicking Lung Cancer

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Aydogdu K., FINDIK G., SAĞLAM L., Kaya S.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.1, sa.3, ss.57-59, 2010 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.10.3.21
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-59
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We describe a case of chronical bronchial foreign body presenting with cough, dyspnea and recurrent hemoptysis mimicking asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer and undergoing surgical resection for diagnosis. Occult tracheobronchial foreign body aspirations are infrequently seen in adults. It may be undetected for months to years as in our case. Sometimes it can mimic a lung cancer with an endobronchial lesion placed in the bronchus.