TY - JOUR T1 - Oral treatment with itraconazole of aspergilloma in cavitary lung cancer JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 837 LP - 839 DO - 10.1183/09031936.93.03070837 VL - 3 IS - 7 AU - N Impens AU - J De Greve AU - K De Beule AU - M Meysman AU - S De Beuckelaere AU - W Schandevyl Y1 - 1990/07/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/3/7/837.abstract N2 - We report a case of aspergilloma in a necrotic small cell lung cancer, where poor pulmonary function and performance status of the patient precluded surgical treatment. High dose Itraconazole, a new oral anti-mycotic drug, was given for 13 months. During this treatment there was a decrease of the fungus ball size and no haemoptysis. Moreover control of the aspergilloma allowed chemotherapeutic treatment of the underlying bronchocarcinoma. ER -