Bronchoscopic View and Treatment of a Nine-Year Slowly Enlarging Chronic Lung Abscess Mimicking Lung Cancer.

A 53-year-old male presented with a nine-year slowly enlarging cystic nodule. Bronchoscopy visualised a protruding lesion, and a biopsy resulted in purulent drainage. This case highlights that lung abscess can mimic lung cancer by presenting as a slowly enlarging nodule and may be treatable using an ultra-thin bronchoscope.