Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking small cell lung cancer in ectopic ACTH syndrome associated with transformation of olfactory neuroblastoma: a case report.
Keigo KobayashiTakanori AsakuraMakoto IshiiSoichiro UedaHidehiro IrieHiroyuki OzawaKohei SaitohIsao KuriharaHiroshi ItohTomoko BetsuyakuPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)
We highlight a rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis, which was associated with EAS mimicking SCLC, and was related to ONB transformation. Nocardiosis has to be considered even though anamnestic, clinical, and radiological aspects suggest the presence of metastasis. Additionally, physicians should carefully monitor patients with ONB for the development of Cushing's symptoms because the tumor can transform into an ACTH-producing form, even after long-term follow-up.