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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis presenting as localized multifocal GGOs: A case report.

Koichi Honda, Hirofumi Koike, Shin Tsutsui, Ryo Toya, Keitaro Matsumoto, Shinji Okano, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Kazuto Ashizawa

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Koichi HondaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Hirofumi KoikeDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Shin TsutsuiDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Ryo ToyaDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Keitaro MatsumotoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Shinji OkanoDepartment of Pathology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Hirokazu TaniguchiClinical Oncology Center, Nagasaki University Hospital, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
Kazuto AshizawaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.

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Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease, which is characterized by the alveolar accumulation of surfactant. A crazy-paving appearance on chest thin-section computed tomography (TSCT) is a characteristic feature of this disease. We report an unusual case of PAP, which presented as multiple localized ground glass opacites (GGOs) on TSCT in an 80-year-old female. As one of these lesions at the apex of the right lung increased in size, it was suspected to be a pulmonary adenocarcinoma. However, the others became smaller during the follow-up period. Right upper lobectomy was performed, and PAP was histologically diagnosed. In cases exhibiting multiple localized GGOs, PAP should be considered, even if GGOs with a crazy-paving-like appearance are distributed in a lobular rather than diffuse manner.

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Ground glass opacitesPulmonary alveolar proteinosisThin section computed tomography

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