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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:563-565. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.056
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Case reports

Suture and stapler granulomas: a word of caution

Mustafa Yüksel*, Asli Gül Akgül, Serdar Evman, Hasan Fevzi Batirel

Marmara University Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 11 August 2006; received in revised form 26 October 2006; accepted 7 November 2006.

* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Marmara University Hospital, PK 97, 34660 Acibadem, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 216 3259133; fax: +90 216 3252426. (Email: myuksel{at}marmara.edu.tr).

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.

Key Words: PET • Stapler • Granuloma • Lung cancer






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