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Foreign-Body Reactive Inflammation Masquerading as Lung Cancer- A Case Report

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  • Wentao Yang
  • Yiqin Xia

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital. Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
    Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, China)

Abstract

Delayed diagnosis of foreign-body aspiration can lead to severe respiratory complications, including pneumonia and atelectasis, etc. We report a case of foreign-body reactive inflammation in the right lower lobe, indistinguishable from lung cancer, due to the aspiration of a chili peel one year prior. The patient presented with repeated cough and hemoptysis. A foreign body was incidentally discovered during a surgical resection of the lung lobe. This case highlights the importance of considering pulmonary foreign bodies in the differential diagnosis when faced with similar symptoms.

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  • Wentao Yang & Yiqin Xia, 2026. "Foreign-Body Reactive Inflammation Masquerading as Lung Cancer- A Case Report," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 65(3), pages 57643-57647, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:65:y:2026:i:3:p:57643-57647
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2026.65.010183
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