Pulmonary colloid adenocarcinoma mimicking lung abscess with concurrent KRAS and TP53 mutations: a case report
Pulmonary colloid adenocarcinoma can clinically and radiologically mimic a lung abscess. Failure to respond to standard antibiotic therapy and drainage should prompt consideration of an underlying malignancy. Surgical resection is essential for both definitive diagnosis and treatment.
Authors
- Jooeun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2495-1439)
- Green Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9841-2514)
- Chaeuk Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-0484)
- Da Hyun Kang
- Yooyoung Chong
- Mi Jung Lim
Institutions
- Chungnam National University (KR)
- ID Genomics (United States) (US)
- Genomics Medicine (Ireland) (IE)
- Chungnam National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1749324
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Chungnam National University
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute
- National Research Foundation of Korea