[The surgical treatment of a rare pulmonary infection: mucormycosis].

Pulmonary mucormycosis (phycomycosis) is an uncommon infection occurring in immunodepressed or debilitated patients. Mortality is very high. Recovery depends upon underlying disease and upon early diagnosis, although difficult to obtain. Aggressive medical therapy is requested and surgical treatment in some instances is indicated. The following is a report of pulmonary mucormycosis occurring in a man with lymphocytic leukemia under chemotherapy treatment. Surgical treatment was considered as medical treatment had been unsuccessful. No success has been achieved, as also diffuse bone metastases showed up.