Slowly Growing Pulmonary Glandular Papilloma with Air Bronchogram: A Case Report

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2024 Feb 19;108(1):19. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.3461. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Pulmonary glandular papilloma is a rare benign neoplasm that has not been studied extensively. This neoplasm presents as a solid nodule, consolidation, or mass, with or without atelectasis, and assessing the correlation between these findings and the risk of malignancy is challenging. A 60-year-old woman presented a solitary pulmonary nodule on screening chest radiography and chest computed tomography (CT). During the subsequent 2-year follow-up, CT showed a progressive increase in nodule size and an air bronchogram, suggesting malignancy. The patient underwent a right upper lobectomy, and the final diagnosis was glandular papilloma. Teaching point: Pulmonary glandular papilloma with growth and an air bronchogram.

Keywords: Papilloma; case report; growth; lung neoplasms; radiology; solitary pulmonary nodule.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

Grants and funding

This work was supported by a grant from Yeungnam University (221A580027).