Case Report
An Unusual Radiological Presentation of Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
Rajendran VR1*, Nuzair anzari2, Nimisha Rajendran3 and Dr Sathi PP4
1Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMCT medical college, manassery, Mukkom, Kozhikode, India
2Senior resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMCT medical college, Kozhikode, India
3Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMCT medical college, Kozhikode, India
4Professor and hod, Department of Pathology, KMCT medical college, Kozhikode, India
2Senior resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMCT medical college, Kozhikode, India
3Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMCT medical college, Kozhikode, India
4Professor and hod, Department of Pathology, KMCT medical college, Kozhikode, India
*Corresponding author:Rajendran VR, Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, KMCT medical college, manassery, Mukkom, Kozhikode, India. E-mail id: vrajendranclt@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2026 Rajendran VR, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information:Submission: 22/05/2026; Accepted: 25/06/2026; Published: 30/06/2026
Abstract
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma (subsumed under invasive adenocarcinoma according to 2015 classification of World Health Organization - WHO) typically presents asymptomatically, often as a solitary pulmonary nodule, and may remain unnoticed even as it disseminates. However, its presentation as nonresolving consolidation is rare. We report an unusual case of Bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC) in a young male, initially presenting with a productive
cough, exertional breathlessness, and multifocal bilateral consolidation on chest X-ray. Further evaluation with computed tomography (CT) of the chest and bronchoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of bronchoalveolar carcinoma.
In the ensuing case report, we present an uncommon case which highlights an atypical presentation of Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, masquerading as recurrent infections or tuberculosis & importance of considering it in differential diagnoses when confronted with persistent pulmonary consolidation.
