호홉기 호산구성 염증을 동반한 기관지 협착이 폐암으로 오인된 증례 = Mass-forming Eosinophilic Infiltration Involving the Central Airway A Case Report of Endobronchial Involvement of Eosinophilic Inflammation Mimicking Bronchogenic Malignancy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

We report a very unusual case of endobronchial involvement of eosinophilic inflammation. A 58-year-old woman visited our clinic complaining of cough. A chest computed tomography scan showed a poorly enhancing mass compressing both main bronchi in the subcarinal area. Bronchoscopy also showed stenosis of the two main bronchi with irregular mucosal thickening. A bronchoscopic endobronchial mucosal biopsy revealed eosinophilic inflammation without evidence of malignancy. The subcarinal mass disappeared after systemic steroid treatment. This is the first report of mass-forming eosinophilic infiltration involving the central airway mimicking primary lung cancer. (Korean J Med 2014,87:733-737)

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