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ReviewBMC pulmonary medicine2025

Bilateral pulmonary cavitary mucinous adenocarcinoma in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and literature review.

Xiao Meng, Rong He, Wei Zhang

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Review in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xiao MengDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Rong HeDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China. emailhr@163.com.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.

Funding

Shandong Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project M20241816
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report an unusual case of pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma (PMA) in a 67-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with atypical imaging features that initially resulted in misdiagnosis. Chest CT revealed bilateral diffuse patchy opacities and consolidation with multiple cavities and nodules, mimicking infectious diseases. After unsuccessful anti-infective treatment, CT-guided lung biopsy confirmed PMA. The presence of multiple cavitary changes represents a rare manifestation of PMA that differs significantly from its characteristic imaging appearance, posing substantial diagnostic challenges. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of clinical suspicion for PMA, even when imaging features are atypical, as such presentations can lead to delayed diagnosis and inappropriate treatment.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma, MucinousLung NeoplasmsAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansImmunocompetenceLungMaleTomography, X-Ray ComputedAtypical presentationCavitary lesionComputed tomographyPulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma

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PMID41254546
PMCPMC12625266

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