Abstract
Lung cancer is the most common neoplasm and one of the deadliest in the world. A clinical case of a 74-year-old patient with a history of being a former smoker is presented. He comes in with a dry cough, fever of 38.5°C and tiredness. The physical examination revealed the respiratory system: slightly decreased vesicular murmur towards the right parailiary region with the presence of crackles at that level. A Chest X-ray is performed, observing an image of inflammatory condensation towards the right iliary region; it is treated as bronchopneumonia worsening the clinical state. A thoracentesis is performed with extraction of pleural fluid for cytohistological study. The cytohistological study diagnosed adenocarcinoma-type non-small cell lung cancer. The patient died before starting cancer treatment. The bronchopneumonic form of lung cancer is not the most frequent, but it is one of the forms that most masks the picture.
Highlights
These days cancer has become a serious health problem for humanity; it is estimated that it will increase rapidly in the coming years, that its incidence will double by 2030 as a result of population growth and aging, and that it may affect all ages, even fetuses [1].Lung cancer (LC) is the most common neoplasm and one of the most deadly in the world
Lung cancer is classified into two large groups: non-small cell (NSCLC) representing 85% of cases and whose most frequent type currently corresponds to adenocarcinoma), and small cell (SCLC)
The median age of presentation of lung cancer is 69 years in men and 67 in women; more than 50% of cases are diagnosed over 65 years [1]
Summary
Treatment-Resistant Bronchopneumonia as a Form of Presentation of Lung Cancer: A Case Report.
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