2001 Volume 15 Issue 7 Pages 779-784
A 43-year old man complaining of hemosputum and recurrent pneumonia was admitted. Chest CT demonstrated a 12 cm diameter multicentric cystic mass at the right lower lung lobe with effusion. Multiple peripheral small nodules and bronchiectasis were also seen at the right lung and left lower lung lobe. Aortography and CT-angiography showed that an aberrant artery originated from the thoracic discending aorta and penetrated the right lower lobe of the lung. Mycobacterium intracellulare was isolated from sputum. The patient received RFP+EB+CAM therapy. Right middle and lower lung lobectomy was performed 2 months after chemotherapy.
