Presentation
Dyspnea and cough.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years.
Gender: Female
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Diffuse consolidation both lungs, right worse than left.
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Diffuse ground-glass opacity in both lungs with increased septal lines. No pleural effusion or adenopathy. Central airways patent.
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Diffuse increased F-18 FDG uptake corresponding to areas of ground-glass opacity.
Case Discussion
Invasive mucinous adenocarcinomas may be mistaken for pneumonia because these neoplasms are often bilateral, multicentric and present with consolidation and/or ground-glass opacities. They tend to have a poor prognosis.