Pulmonary cryptococcosis coexisting with lung cancer: a Chinese multicenter retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) can appear as nodules or masses on chest imaging, resembling lung cancer. Multiple nodules may be misdiagnosed as metastatic cancer, whereas solitary nodules may be mistaken for lung cancer and removed surgically. Reports of PC coexisting with lung cancer are rare, mostly limited to case reports. This retrospective case series study screened 46 cases of nodular PC coexisting with lung cancer from 22 tertiary hospitals across China to explore the potential imaging manifestations and clinical characteristics of this patient population.

Methods

A total of 4,763 cases of PC were identified from the pathology systems of multiple hospitals. A further search for keywords such as "cancer" or "malignancy" from the above cases identified 70 cas

SUBMITTER: Deng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682535 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature