Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1987 Aug;4(1):165-171. 10.12701/yujm.1987.4.1.165.

A Case of Eosinophilia with Bronchoalveolar Cell Carcinoma of Lung

• Kwon KS
• Lee YH
• Chung JC
• Kim CS
• Kang MS

• KMID: 2373930
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1987.4.1.165

Abstract

The solid and hematologic cancer are occasionally accompanied by peripheral blood eosinophilia and suggest tumor necrosis or wide dissemination, but the mechanisms underlying this curious relationship remain obscure. The association of this eosinophilic leukemoid reaction with carcinoma seems to occur must frequently with bronchogenic carcinoma. Several mechanisms for this association were considered: eosinophil chemotactic factor, eosinophil mediated by T-lymphocyte, and eosinopoietic hormone. We are here reporting a case of bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma of lung associated with peripheral eosinophilia in a 60-year-old male patient.

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Eosinophilia*
Eosinophils
Humans
Leukemoid Reaction
Lung*
Male
Middle Aged
Necrosis
T-Lymphocytes