Suture and stapler granulomas: a word of caution.
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.
Yüksel
Mustafa
M
Marmara University Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Akgül
Asli Gül
AG
Evman
Serdar
S
Batirel
Hasan Fevzi
HF
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