Browsing by Subject "lung lesion"

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    A case of bilateral tuberculosis with a presenting symptom of massive haemoptysis; [Masif hemoptizi ile bulgu veren bilateral tüberküloz olgusu]
    (2009) Özgen A.; Çelik P.; Gücü A.; Konyar I.; Coşkun A.S.; Götan C.; Yongancioǧlu A.
    Haemoptysis may be observed in one third of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at any time during their disease. Tuberculosis may present with atypical radiological findings in patients with underlying diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus (DM). We presented a 58-year-old male with DM who haemorrhaged from the right bronchial artery although having a radiological lesion in the left lung. He had a glassful of haemoptysis in a single episode lasting two days. Chest computarized tomography (CT) showed a consolidation partially forming a massive lesion in the left upper lobe. Bronchoscopy revealed a haemorrhagic residue in the right main bronchus and a blood clot in the left upper lobe. After aspiration a major hemorrhage was observed and bronchial arterial embolization (BAE) was performed to the right bronchial artery where extravasion of the contrast agent was determined. However,in the follow-up, as the findings of BAE were not consistent with the bronchoscopic and radiological findings, a CT angiography was performed for the evaluation of the vascular structures. No vascular pathology was determined although there were acinary infiltrations in both lungs. Also, the mycobacterial culture of the sputum was positive. Radiological, bronchoscopic and angiographic findings may not always correlate in patients with haemoptysis. Heamoptysis may result from different causes in pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchial arterial system is usually the source.
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    Malignant tumor of outer root sheath epithelium, trichilemmal carcinoma: Clinical presentations, treatments and outcomes
    (Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital, 2018) Evrenos M.K.; Kerem H.; Temiz P.; Ermertcan A.T.; Yoleri L.
    Objectives: To emphasize different clinical features of tumor that can be misdiagnosed clinically. Methods: A total of 8 cases operated between September 2009 and 2016 at the Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine were included in the study. Patients’ clinicopathological features, type of surgery and follow up information were evaluated. Results: Six patients were male. The average age was 75.50. The lesions were located on the head and neck, and chest wall. Six patients had a history of the rapid growth of lesion. There was no metastasis at the time of diagnosis. None of the patients needed adjuvant therapy. Mean follow up time was 19.37 months. None of the patients developed recurrence or metastasis. Conclusion: This tumor resembles basal or squamous cell carcinoma. The histopathological evaluation may lead to misdiagnosis. Regional or distant metastasis is very rare. There is no consensus about adjuvant therapy. Screening for metastasis and close follow up are mandatory. © 2018, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital. All rights reserved.
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    Brief report: International perspectives on the pediatric COVID-19 experience
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2020) Yilmaz O.; Gochicoa-Rangel L.; Blau H.; Epaud R.; Lands L.C.; Lombardi E.; Moore P.E.; Stein R.T.; Wong G.W.K.; Zar H.J.
    The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is endangering human health worldwide; scarcity of published pediatric cases and current literature and the absence of evidence-based guidelines necessitate international sharing of experience and personal communication. On 31 March 2020 the International Committee of the American Thoracic Society Pediatrics Assembly recorded an online podcast, during which pediatric pulmonologists worldwide shared their experience on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in children. The aim was to share personal experience in organizing pediatric care in different health care settings globally, protecting health care workers, and isolation practices. This manuscript summarizes the common themes of the podcast which centered around three main topics: more benign clinical disease and progression in pediatric cases compared to adults, a strong need for strategies to protect health care workers, and social or economic disparities as a barrier to successful pandemic control. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.