title: Suture and stapler granulomas: a word of caution.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Asli Gül
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evman
authors.forename: Hasan Fevzi
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Batirel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects