Marin Andrea C, Prasad Ankita, Patel Vraj, Lwoodsky Charles, Hechter Sharon, Imtiaz Ayesha, Patel Priya, Shah Viraj, Appiah Jennifer, Cheriyath Pramil
Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Internal Medicine, Rajarshee Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Feb 21;15(2):e35267. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35267. eCollection 2023 Feb.
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Lung adenocarcinoma is a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer. On computed tomography (CT) it can appear as ground glass nodules, consolidative opacity, or solid mass lesions located in the periphery. Because it can appear as a consolidation, it can sometimes be confused with an infectious process such as pneumonia. We present a case of a 27-year-old male initially diagnosed with pneumonia; however, three months later, when he presented to the hospital with worsening pleuritic chest pain, fever, and dyspnea after a bronchoscopy a week before admission, pathology was positive for adenocarcinoma.
肺癌是美国第三大常见癌症。肺腺癌是非小细胞肺癌的一种亚型。在计算机断层扫描（CT）上，它可表现为磨玻璃结节、实变影或位于周边的实性肿块病变。由于它可表现为实变，有时会与诸如肺炎等感染性疾病相混淆。我们报告一例27岁男性病例，最初被诊断为肺炎；然而，三个月后，在入院前一周进行支气管镜检查后，他因胸膜炎性胸痛、发热和呼吸困难加重而住院，病理检查腺癌呈阳性。
