EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine

Review Article Volume 14 Issue 8 - 2025

A Rare Case Diagnosed by Lung Cryobiopsy: Diffuse Pulmonary Meningotheliomatosis

GE Baimakanova*, I Yu Tarakanova, ND Kirichenko, EN Chernikova and NS Karnaukhov

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution “Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center Named After A.S. Loginov” of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia

*Corresponding Author: GE Baimakanova, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution “Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center Named After A.S. Loginov” of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia.
Received: June 23, 2025; Published:July 09, 2025



The article describes a clinical case of a rare pathology - “diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis”. A review of the literature, possible mechanisms of development, diagnostic features, and observations are presented.

 Keywords: Minute Pulmonary Meningothelial-Like Nodules (MPMN); Diffuse Pulmonary Meningotheliomatosis (DPM)

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GE Baimakanova., et al. "A Rare Case Diagnosed by Lung Cryobiopsy: Diffuse Pulmonary Meningotheliomatosis". EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine  14.8 (2025): 01-08.

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