Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy.
We report a case of inadvertent hoarseness after surgery for primary pulmonary amyloidosis. A 55-year-old male was transferred to our facility due to a lung mass. Chest computed tomography revealed a solitary pulmonary nodule. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography showed fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the main mass and in the mediastinal lymph nodes. To confirm the pathology of the mass, wedge resection and thorough lymph node dissection were performed via video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). No complications except for hoarseness were observed; hoarseness developed soon after surgery and lasted for 3 months. The main mass was diagnosed as amyloidosis, but this was not found in the lymph nodes. In conclusion, VATS wedge resection for peripheral amyloidosis is a feasible and safe procedure. However, mediastinal lymph node dissection is not recommended unless there is evidence of a clear benefit.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine.
Dohun
D
Kim
Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine.
Yong-Moon
YM
Lee
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine.
Si-Wook
SW
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine.
Jong-Won
JW
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine.
Jong-Myeon
JM
Hong
Amyloidosis; Solitary pulmonary nodule; Video-assisted thoracic surgery