A Case of Cavitary Pulmonary Metastases of Primary Cavitary Lung Cancer

공동형성 원발성 폐암의 다발성 공동형성 폐전이 1예

Many disorders and abnormalities are accompanied by cavitary lesoin of the lung and one of the most common causes of cavitary lung disease are primary and metastatic lung neoplasms. but cavitary formation of primary lung cancer is not frequent and cavitary or cystic pulmonary metastases of this is also rare. We report a case of cavitary pulmonry metastases of primary lung cancer proven by bronchoscopic biopsy and chest CT. The patients was 60 year-old heavy smoker who had no known underlying lung diseases 7 years ago and complained chronic cough. The chest CT showed primary lung cancer in right low lobe with multiple cavitary or cystic metastases in both lungs and multiple lymphatic metastases.

저자들은 장기간의 흡연력이 있는 60세 남성흡연자에서, 방사선소견상 다발성의 공동을 지니는 병변을 보여 흉부 전산화 단층촬영과 기관지 내시경을 통해 큰 공동을 형성한 원발성 폐암의 다발성 공동 형성 전이로 확진한 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하였다.