Abstract
A 70-year-old man was admitted to our department for pulmonary nodule of 15 mm in diameter in the left lower lobe detected by chest computed tomography (CT). A possibility of malignant tumor could not be ruled out, and lung partial resection was performed. Pathological examination during operation revealed a coagulation necrosis and the lesion was finally diagnosed as pulmonary dirofilariasis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Animals
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Dirofilaria immitis / isolation & purification
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Dirofilaria immitis / ultrastructure
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Dirofilariasis / diagnosis*
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Dirofilariasis / parasitology
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Dirofilariasis / pathology
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Dirofilariasis / surgery*
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Dogs
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Humans
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / pathology
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / surgery*
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Lung Neoplasms
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Male
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Pneumonectomy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zoonoses*