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Idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification diagnosed only after a surgical biopsy: A case report.

Tomohito Takeshige, Ryo Koyama, Eisuke Goto, Tatsuo Maeyashiki, Akifumi Okajima, Toshihiko Nishioki, Junko Watanabe, Toshifumi Yae, Takamitsu Banno, Kenji Kido and 1 more

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Tomohito TakeshigeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Ryo KoyamaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Eisuke GotoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Tatsuo MaeyashikiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Akifumi OkajimaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Toshihiko NishiokiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Junko WatanabeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Toshifumi YaeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Takamitsu BannoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Kenji KidoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Kazuhisa TakahashiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.

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Abstract

Idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification (IDPO) presents as dendritic ossification of the lungs without a particular cause. IDPO is often diagnosed using surgical biopsy, transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), or transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC). In this case report, we described a 36-year-old male who presented with abnormal chest findings radiographically. TBLB was performed but no diagnosis was made. Instead, IDPO was diagnosed following a surgical biopsy. CT tomography and respiratory function tests showed no progression over the past 3.5 years. However, a nationwide survey in Japan revealed several cases of disease progression. Considering this, careful monitoring of the disease is recommended.

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Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO)Idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification (IDPO)Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB)Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC)

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