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The patient was a 82 year-old female, in whom an abnormal lung shadow was noticed by roentgenographic examination. Her chief complaints were cough, sputum and hemosputum, however her general condition was fairly good.
Chest X-ray film taken on her first visit to our hospital showed a large round tumor (6.0cm×6.5cm) in the right lower lobe. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed that the orifice of right B6 was markedly reddened and swollen. Transbronchial lung biopsy was carried out and a histological diagnosis of moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was made.
In spite of our systemic and local immuno- and chemotherapy, the diameter of the tumor became more than 10cm. She died of lung cancer after a course of about 20 months.
