Interesting Imaging in a Patient With Lung Cancer Due to Asbestosis

Anahita Bolbol Haghighi; Sahar Karimpour Reihan

doi:10.18502/crcp.v5i1.3608

Anahita Bolbol Haghighi Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar Karimpour Reihan Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v5i1.3608

Keywords:

Asbestosis, Chest computerized tomography scan (CT scan), Lung cancer

Abstract

Introduction: Asbestosis is a subtype of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos that can lead to fibrosis and scarring the lung tissues.
Case Report: Some of the asbestos-related diseases are calcifications, malignant mesothelioma, and pleural effusion.
Conclusion: Asbestosis can cause cancer several years after the initial exposure, but it can remain asymptomatic for a long time. Here we present image of a patient with asbestosis related carcinoma. The figures below show interesting cuts of the chest CT scan of a patient admitted to the hospital with asbestosis-related carcinoma.

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