Suture and stapler granulomas: a word of caution

Yuksel M., Akgul A. G., Evman S., Batirel H. F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.563-565, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.056
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.563-565
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: PET, stapler, granuloma, lung cancer, CELL LUNG-CANCER, FDG-PET, CT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Newly detected lung nodules during the postoperative follow-up course of a patient who has underwent pulmonary resection, is frequently a diagnostic dilemma. It is crucial to determine if the tumor is a recurrent tumor, a second primary tumor or a benign lesion. Currently, positron emission tomography seems to have replaced most of the invasive diagnostic interventions. In this study, three cases with false-positive nodules interpreted as recurrent malignancy on PET scans are presented. They were eventually found out to be foreign body hyper-reaction granulomas. (c) 2007 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.