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It may manifest as pulmonary consolidation, simulating primary lung cancer on radiological imaging and an increased uptake on fluorine-18-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET)\/computed tomography (CT). The confirmed diagnosis can be achieved only by microscopic examination of cytological or histological samples.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This paper describes eight cases at a single center from 2016 to 2024 of lipoid pneumonia mimicking primary lung cancer and its risk factors. Samples were collected thanks to multidisciplinary evaluations using CT and FDG-PET\/CT. The histopathological diagnoses were obtained with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB), or, as a last resort, surgical resection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our cohort of patients confirms that lung masses with fat density and irregular margins are lipoid pneumonia\u2019s most common findings. However, it can also present as a solid mass with no fat density. This condition must always be appropriately evaluated through a multidisciplinary approach, especially when excluding a neoplastic origin.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this paper, we present the largest case series of lipoid pneumonia mimicking primary lung cancer from a single center reported in the literature so far. 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