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Thoracicl Actinomycosis Associated with Broncholithiasis -Report on 2 cases-  

Lee, Seock-Yeol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Oh, Hong-Cheul (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Jeon, Cheol-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, Seung-Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, Chol-Sae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, Kihl-Rho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Cho, Hyun-Deuk (Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.3, 2008 , pp. 390-394 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report here on two eases of a 48-year old woman and a 46-year-old man who both presented with broneholithiasis and obstructive pneumonitis. Removal of the broncholithiasis failed with bronchofibroscopy, and so right middle lobectomy of the lung were done in the 2 patients. The histopathologic diagnosis was thoracic actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis. Thoracic actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis is a very rare condition, so we report here on these two cases of thoracic actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis.
Keywords
Actinomycosis; Broncholithiasis; Bronchus; Calcification;
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