Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 100 Yishun Central, Singapore 768826.
Singapore Med J. 2013 May;54(5):e97-9. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2013062.
A 49-year-old Chinese woman was referred to our hospital for management of multiple lung nodules, which were incidentally detected on routine chest radiography. Chest computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of multiple pulmonary nodules and lung cysts. The lung cysts were located apart from the pulmonary nodules. CT-guided biopsy of the pulmonary nodule specimens confirmed the diagnosis of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis. While cavitation of existing pulmonary amyloid nodules is a well-recognised feature of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis, widespread lung cysts located apart from pulmonary nodules is rare.
一位 49 岁的中国女性因多发肺结节就诊于我院，这些肺结节是在常规胸部 X 线检查时偶然发现的。胸部 CT 证实存在多发肺结节和肺囊肿。肺囊肿与肺结节分开存在。经 CT 引导对肺结节标本进行活检，明确诊断为结节性肺淀粉样变性。虽然空洞性肺淀粉样变性结节是结节性肺淀粉样变性的一个公认特征，但广泛分布于远离肺结节的肺囊肿较为罕见。
