DOI: 10.3390/life14010044 ISSN: 2075-1729
Large Lung Consolidation: A Rare Presentation of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Monica Steluta Marc, Camelia Corina Pescaru, Emanuela Oana Costin, Alexandru Florian Crisan, Adelina Maritescu, Andrei Pescaru, Noemi Suppini, Gheorghe Emilian Olteanu, Daniel Traila, Cristian Oancea, Diana Manolescu- Paleontology
- Space and Planetary Science
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Sarcoidosis is a complex inflammatory disease of uncertain origin, characterized by non-necrotizing epithelioid cell granulomas (NNEGs) affecting multiple organ systems. Although many different clinical and pathological phenotypes can be present, with different organs involved, the lung is the most common site described. In this case report, we (a) present and discuss the broad differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with a solitary lung mass with clinical and imaging features of lung cancer that ultimately was confirmed with a rare manifestation of stage II pulmonary sarcoidosis, and (b) analyze and compare similar cases from the literature.