Dual Pathology in a single lung...ICS medial to MCL. Vocal fremitus diminished on left side. Dull...

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Dual Pathology in a single lung !( Left sided bronchial carcinoma with Tubercular pleural effusion)

Dr. Mst Shamima AkterMBBS, MD (Pulmonology)

Registrar, Respiratory Medicine,

National Institute of Diseases of the Chest & Hospital

Dhaka, Bangladesh

NSCLC- Singapore, November 2018

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Particulars of patient

� Age: 55 years

� Sex: Male

� Smoker (30 pack years)

� Non alcoholic

� Married

� Low socioeconomic condition


Chief Complaints

� Productive cough for more than 3 weeks

� Fever for 3 weeks

� Left sided chest pain for 3 weeks

� Breathlessness on exertion for 2 weeks� Voice change for 2 weeks


History of Present Illness

� Productive cough for more than 3 weeks(sputumwasscanty, mucoid in nature, whitish, odourless,occasionally mixed with streaks of blood)

� Fever for 3 weekswhich was high grade intermittent,associated with chill and rigor.

� Left sided chest pain for 3 weeks, which waspersistently dull aching, localized to upper part of chestand aggravated by coughing, relieved partially withanalgesics


H/O Present Illness

� Breathlessness on moderate physical exertion, with no contributory /trigger factors for 2 weeks.

� Loss of appetite, weight loss andfatigue for 2 weeks

� Voice change along with fever and cough for 2 weeks


H/O Present Illness

� No history of

• jaundice,

• nausea, vomiting,

• headache, confusion, seizer, personality change

• unconsciousness

• abdominal pain/lump, bony pain

• contact with any known TB patient


Treatment history

� He was initially diagnosed as a case of CAP in a rural hospital and treated with Inj. Ceftriaxone, Tab. Levofloxacin along with other supportive medications.

� As his condition was not improved, he was referred to NIDCH (National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital), Dhaka, Bangladesh.


General Examination:

� Anxious� Wasted� Mildly anemic ( but jaundice, cyanosis absent)� Clubbing present� Lymph node : Not palpable� Pulse – 78 b/min, BP- 100/60 mm Hg, Temperature –

100O F, Respiratory rate- 20/min

� (No oedema/ dehydration, skin pigmentation, bony tenderness. JVP – normal, Thyroid gland- normal)


Examination of Respiratory System

� Shape of chest - Normal

� Chest movement & expansion was restricted on leftside. Trachea central in position , Apex beat in left 5th

ICS medial to MCL. Vocal fremitus diminished on leftside.

� Dull percussion note and diminished breath sound(with few crackles ) present from2nd ICS todownwards in MCL, from4th ICS to downwards inMAL, from 6th ICS to downwards in DSL

� Right side : Normal findings


Provisional Diagnosis

Left sided pleural effusion due to Bronchial carcinoma

D/D:

1. Disseminated TB ( left sided pulmonary TB, pleural effusion/empyema, vocal cord TB)

2. Left sided Para pneumonic effusion


Investigations

� CBC: Hb- 11.4 gm/dl; ESR- 32 mm in 1st hour; WBC-16,000/cu mm; N- 91 %, L-7 %, M- 1%, E- 1%

� RBS: 73 mg/dl

� Blood urea: 35 mg/dl; S. creatinine: 1.0 mg/dl

� S. bilirubin: 0.4 mg/dl; SGPT: 68 U/L; S. total protein: 72 gm/dl; S. Albumin: 35gm/dl

� CRP: 3.01 mg/dl

� S. Electrolytes: Within Normal Limit

� Urine R/E: Normal

� ECG: Within Normal Limit


Investigations

Sputum Examination:

� Sputum for Gram staining: No significant organism was seen

� Sputum C/S: No growth after 72 hours

� Sputum for AFB: Negative

� Sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF: MTB not detected

� Sputum for Malignant cell: Negative


Investigations

CXR P/A view:� Dense homogenous opacity in

left mid and lower zoneobscuring left costophrenic &cardiophrenic angles .

� Mediastinumis shifted to right

Comment: Left sided moderatepleural effusion.


Investigations

USG of chest:Encysted pleural effusion with pleural thickening wasnoted in left hemithorax with fewinternal septations andcompression of adjacent lung. No peripheral mass lesionwas noted in any hemithorax.


Investigations

Pleural fluid study-oCytology: plenty of lymphocytes, neutrophils, histiocytes

and proteinaceous material in the background

Total number of WBC: 200/cu mm

DC: Neutrophils: 05%, Lymphocytes: 60%, Histiocytes: 35%

o Malignant cell: No malignant cell was seen.

o Pleural fluid protein: 3.1gm/dl

o Pleural fluid glucose: 99mg/dl

o Pleural fluid for ADA: 46.7 U/L


Investigations

o Pleural fluid for AFB: No AFB seen

o Pleural Fluid for Xpert MTB/RIF: MTB detected. RIF sensitive.

� Pleural tissue for Histopathology:Microscopic sections showpleural tissue. They revealedmultiple granulomas with Langhan’s type of giant celland caseation necrosis.

Diagnosis: Granulomatous inflammation consistent withTuberculosis.


Then anti-tubercular treatment started.

But in spite of getting antiTBCategory-1 treatment ,the patient was deteriorating . He developed frequenthaemoptysis as well as more cough than before andcontinued losing his weight .

We ask for doing CT scan of chest but the patient could not afford.


Investigations

Post aspiration CXR P/A view ( After getting Anti TB Rx for 2 weeks):Opacity in left hilar region and also in left upper zone.


Investigations

� Fiber optic bronchoscopy:Endobronchial growth was seen in left upper lobar bronchus almost completely occluding the lumen with left vocal cord palsy.


Investigations

BAL ( Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid) analysis -o AFB- not seen

o Malignant cell- not seen

Bronchial brush smear: showed plenty of neutrophils, benign bronchial epithelial cells mixed lymphocytes in the background of RBCs. No malignant cell seen.

Bronchial tissue for Histopathology: Squamous cell carcinoma, Grade II


Confirmatory Diagnosis:

Left sided bronchial carcinoma with left recurrentlaryngeal nerve palsy and left sided tubercular pleuraleffusion.

�We advised the patient to continue antiTBcat-1treatment for 6 months and referred himto NICRH(National Institute of Cancer research and Hospital) formanagement of lung cancer


Conclusion:TB and bronchial carcinoma may co-exist in a singlepatient and it is not rare in high TBburden country likeBangladesh, India etc.

Tuberculosis may be found as coincidence in somecommon malignancy like bronchial carcinoma, head-neck cancers and some haematological malignancies.

Tuberculosis is a common finding in cancer patientwhose immune systemis suppressed with cancertreatment.

TB may cause delay to reach the diagnosis of cancer.


Disclosure of interest

Nothing to disclose.

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