Bronchoalveolar carcinoma

Case contributed by Hani M. Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Shortness of breath

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
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Diffuse nodular opacities are scattered throughout both lungs.

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Axial lung
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Coronal
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Innumerable well-defined solid peribronchovascular nodules throughout both lungs.

Sclerotic bone metastases.

Bone scintigraphy

Nuclear medicine
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Linear (periosteal) symmetric uptake along the lateral tibiae consistent with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and osseous metastases.

Case Discussion

Pathologically-proven bronchoalveolar carcinoma.

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