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A PET-CT scan revealing the presence of a 7-cm left lung neoformation with no nodal involvement.
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A chest-CT, a PET-CT scan (Figure 1) and a CT guided fine needle aspiration biopsy revealed the presence of a 7-cm lung Adenocarcinoma, with no lymph nodal involvement and/or metastasis.
Chest CT-scan showing the presence of extensive pulmonary infarction in the residual parenchyma.
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Given the increase in inflammation indices and the progressive increase in opacity of the residual left lung parenchyma due to infarction (Figure 2), the patient was submitted to a left pneumonectomy.
A flexible bronchoscopy showing a 4-mm bronchopleural fistula.
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A 4-mm bronchopleural fistula was diagnosed with a flexible bronchoscopy (Figure 3) and the patient underwent to endoscopic lipofilling treatment.
Chest CT scan revealing a non-homogeneous increase in density, diffuse GGO and consolidations at the right lung.
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Two days later, due to the worsening of clinical conditions he underwent to a chest CT-scan in which almost all of the right lung had a non-homogeneous increase in density, with diffuse ground glass opacity (GGO) and consolidations (Figure 4).
An almost complete recovery revealed by a new chest CT scan.
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The patient underwent to a new chest CT-scan, with an almost complete recovery (Figure 5).