リポイド肺炎を呈した縦隔型肺癌の1例

In Japanese literature only 15 cases of lipoid pneumonia have been found, including this one. Fifty-eight-year-old female was referred to Okayama Red-cross Hospital because of non-productive cough. Exploratory thoracotomy with working diagnosis of mediastihal tumor was done and revealed mediastinal type of squamous cell carcinoma in the lung, accompanied by lipoid pneumonia in the right lower lobe.