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Abstract |
Right Lung Consolidation Combined Elevated Serum Neuron Specific Enolase Misdiagnosed as Lung Carcinoma Ultimately Confirmed Pulmonary Cryptococcosis by CT-guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: a Case Report and Literature Review |
Background: Detection of serum neuron specific enolase (NSE) has high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of lung carcinoma, especially in small cell lung carcinoma, but sometimes serum NSE provided limited help. We report a case of a patient with right lung consolidation combined with elevated serum neuron specific enolase which mimicked lung carcinoma and was ultimately confirmed as pulmonary cryptococcosis by CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy.
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