A larval granuloma in the lung: An extremely rare phenomenon.

Murat Kılıç, Ahmet Kılıçarslan
Author Information
  1. Murat Kılıç: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey. ORCID
  2. Ahmet Kılıçarslan: Department of Pathology, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey. ORCID

Abstract

The formation of pulmonary nodules is associated with benign or malignant pathologies. Based on the sizes, growth rates, and morphological features of nodules, surgical treatment or follow-up can be performed. Pulmonary nodules are frequently encountered in the practice of thoracic surgery. A 37-year-old male patient who had a 2.0x1.9 cm nodule in the right lung was followed. His medical history revealed no chronic disease. During follow-up, the sizes of the nodule increased and, therefore, it was removed by wedge resection. The pathological examination result was reported as a larval granuloma. In conclusion, larval granulomas in the lung are extremely rare phenomena and should be further examined.

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