Case 265 (23 November 2002)

Courtesy: Kyung-Hyun Do, M.D., Joon Beom Seo, M.D. Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

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Age / Sex

57 / male

Chief complaint

Heavy smoker (40 Pack Years)
History of working at chemical texture company for 11 years (1968-1978)

Now, what is your impression?
Multiple differential diagnoses are acceptable.

Diagnosis with Brief Discussion

No. of Applicants

28

Correct Answerers

20

Annecy Hospital, France                                                Gilles Genin
Asan medical center, Korea                                           Eun Jin Chae
Choong-ju Hospital Konkuk University, Korea                  Chang Hee Lee
CHU Nancy-Brabois, France                                          Denis Regent
Ewha Womans University Hospital, Korea                       Ji Young Hwang
Gospel Hospital Kosin University, Korea                          Kyung Hwa Jung
Gwangmoung Seongae Hospital, Korea                          Jiyong Rhee
Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea                           Eil Seong Lee
Hanyang University Kuri Hospital, Korea                          Choong-Ki Park
Hospital of Leon, Spain                                                  Inmaculada Herraez
Inha university hospital, Korea                                        Dong-jae Shim
Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea                           Bo Kyung Je
Ospedale di Jesi, Italy                                                   Giancarlo Passarini
Samsung Medical Center, Korea                                    U Jang Pyun
Sarang Hospital, Incheon, Korea                                     Jung Hee Kim
Seoul National University Hospital, Korea                        Jung-Gi Im
Seoul Paik hospital, Inje University, Korea                       Seungil Baek
Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey                        Meric Tuzun
Stedelijk OLV Ziekenhuis Mechelen, Belgium                  Ivan Pilate
Tokyo Kouseinenkin Hospital , Japan                              Noriatsu Ichiba

Semi-Correct Answerers

3

CHU Grenoble, France                                                    Mathieu Rodiere
France                                                                           Hocine Mokhtari
Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey                     Cetin Celenk

Please also refer to Case 23.

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Age / Sex	57 / male
Chief complaint	Heavy smoker (40 Pack Years) History of working at chemical texture company for 11 years (1968-1978)