ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018
Comparative study of primary pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses by CT and pathology.
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Abstract
The manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses on computed tomography (CT) are diverse and difficult to differentiate from those of lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis. The present study compared the multislice spiral CT signs with pathological results and used the pathological results to explain the CT signs with the aim of improving the accuracy of the diagnosis of this disease. A retrospective analysis of 20 patients with primary pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses was performed. Based on the CT signs, eight patients had been misdiagnosed with lung cancer accompanied by intrapulmonary metastasis andthree patients had been misdiagnosed with tuberculosis. The major CT manifestations were a cluster of nodules or masses located within 2 cm below the pleura and distributed along the bronchi. A total of nine patients had primary lesions with diameters of 1.1-2.0 cm and 12 patients had satellite lesions with diameters of 0.1-1.0 cm. Regarding treatment, 5 patients underwent surgical monotherapy, 12 patients underwent antifungal monotherapy and three patients received surgery in combination with antifungal therapy. HE staining indicated that
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