Published February 2009
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Journal article
An Unusual Radiologic Pattern of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia: Diffuse Pulmonary Nodules in a Leukemia Patient
Creators
- 1. Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei (China)
Description
The radiological appearance of diffuse discrete pulmonary nodules associated with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) has been rarely described. We describe a case of COP in 49-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who developed diffuse pulmonary nodules during the second course of induction chemotherapy. The clinical status of the patient and imaging findings suggested the presence of a pulmonary metastasis or infectious disease. A video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy resulted in the unexpected diagnosis of COP as an isolated entity. Steroid therapy led to dramatic improvement of the clinical symptoms and the pulmonary lesions
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 10
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- 11 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 93-96
- ISSN
- 1229-6929
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 41071501
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPSY; CHEMOTHERAPY; IMAGES; INFECTIVITY; LEUKEMIA; LUNGS; METASTASES; PATIENTS; PNEUMONIA
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; THERAPY