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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410432

A Case Report on Solitary Pulmonary Cryptococcoma: Synergistic Approach towards this Rare and Highly Misdiagnosed Entity

Adarsh G, MS, DNB, Haritha Biju and Narendra KL, MD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/08/31

Solitary Pulmonary Cryptococcoma without diffuse infiltration of the lung is an extremely rare manifestation of cryptococcosis, even in immunosuppressed individuals. This report presents an immunocompetent elderly man with a large solitary right lung mass, preoperatively diagnosed as inflammatory lesion with granuloma on CT guided biopsy, later proved to be Cryptococcoma on histopathological examination after Right Postero-lateral Exploratory Thoracotomy and Excision of the Mass....

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