title: Dental technician pneumoconiosis mimicking lung cancer.
abstract: A 47-year-old man was referred for assessment of bilateral lymph node enlargement identified on a routine chest radiograph. Positron emission tomography showed high standardized uptake values (SUVmax: 20.5) in right supraclavicular, right intercostal, and multiple mediastinal lymph nodes. Biopsy samples obtained from the right upper and left lower paratracheal nodes by mediastinoscopy revealed granulomatous inflammation. Clinical and laboratory findings indicated a diagnosis of dental technician pneumoconiosis. The patient is alive and well 3 years after diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of obtaining an occupational history.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University.
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uyar
authors.forename: Oral
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sokucu
authors.forename: Maruf
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: Ayten
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filiz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali Ikidag
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feridun Isik
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bakir
mesh_terms: D003800:Dental Technicians; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography