RESUMEN

Five patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer through Hickman central venous catheters had lung lesions detected by plain chest radiography or computed tomography. In each case these were initially misdiagnosed as metastases, although they ultimately proved to be staphylococcal abscesses. Because of the grave implications of an erroneous diagnosis of metastatic malignant disease, clinicians are urged to consider abscesses in the differential diagnosis of radiological chest abnormalities in such patients.

Asunto(s)

Absceso Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundario , Adolescente , Adulto , Cateterismo Venoso Central/efectos adversos , Preescolar , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Absceso Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen , Absceso Pulmonar/etiología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico por imagen , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/etiología , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X