Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presenting with dysphagia.

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2003-05-17
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We describe a middle aged, non-smoking female who presented with dysphagia and underwent repeated endoscopies and oesophageal dilatation for a period of six months without any response. On imaging she was found to be having a lobulated mass with a radiological differential diagnosis of malignancy, lymphoma or a rare inflammatory lesion. After an inconclusive CT guided biopsy the patient underwent thoracoscopy on which an unresectable mass was found. The biopsy from the mass revealed pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG). To best of our knowledge this is the first case of PHG presenting as dysphagia reported in the English Literature. Literature on this rare entity is reviewed.
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Khilnani GC, Kumar A, Gupta SD, Surendranath A, Sharma S. Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presenting with dysphagia. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2003 May; 51(): 519-21
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