26 June 2018 : Case report
The Presence of Coexisting Lung Cancer and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium in a Solitary Mass
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Naohiro Taira1AE*, Hidenori Kawasaki1C, Sayako Takahara2C, Kenji Chibana3C, Eriko Atsumi4C, Tsutomu Kawabata1CDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.908090
Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:748-751
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whereas non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) pulmonary disease can mimic lung cancer as a solitary pulmonary nodule or mass, the coexistence of lung cancer and NTM pulmonary disease in a single nodule or mass is rare. We report such a rare case, highlighting that during a bronchoscopes examination which comprises taking a transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), bronchial brushing, and bronchial lavage, a positive mycobacterium culture result for sputum or bronchial lavage fluid does not exclude the possibility of a concomitant lung cancer.
CASE REPORT: An 87-year-old male was referred to our institution for evaluation of an abnormal shadow on a chest x-ray scan. He had been previously healthy with no symptoms and an unremarkable medical history. A contrast-enhanced CT scan showed a cavitating mass measuring 20×40 mm with a thick ring-enhancing irregular wall in the left lower lobe. Although the TBLB of the lesion showed no malignant cells, sputum acid-fast bacilli smear and culture of the bronchial lavage fluid yielded positive results. An NTM infection, instead of lung cancer was suspected to have caused the mass because a Mycobacterium tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction showed negative results. However, we performed the surgery because NTM pulmonary disease and lung cancer cannot be differentiated. The results of a pathological examination of the mass showed an adenocarcinoma, and M. avium complex was detected in the cancer tissue culture.
CONCLUSIONS: Physicians should suspect the co-existent lung cancer and NTM infection in patients with solitary lung masses that yield a positive mycobacterium culture result for sputum or bronchial lavage fluid.
Keywords: Biopsy, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
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