Open AccessMetastatic lung cancer presenting as thoracic empyema. A Case report
Author(s) -
Leporati Andrea,
Raveglia Federico,
Cioffi Ugo,
De Simone Matilde,
Ghelma Filippo,
Baisi Alessandro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2566
Subject(s) - medicine , empyema , thoracentesis , lung cancer , adenocarcinoma , pleural fluid , lung , pleural empyema , pleural cavity , cancer , radiology , surgery , pleural effusion
Increased cancer risk in patients with inflammatory and infectious diseases has been reported in many studies and lung cancer‐associated empyema in <0.3% patients. We present a patient with empyema in whom the final diagnosis was metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Purulent pleural fluid obtained by drainage or thoracentesis must always been examined because the association of malignant tumors and empyema should be taken into consideration.