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Case reports

Pseudotumor associated with polytetrafluoroethylene sleeves

^a Thoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
^b Pathology Department, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Received 12 October 2007; received in revised form 26 December 2007; accepted 16 January 2008.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Carretera de Canyet s/n, 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 934978921. (Email: esther_med2000{at}yahoo.es).

We report the case of a patient who was operated on in February 2001. We performed a wedge resection of the upper right lobe. The pathologic examination demonstrated a lung adenocarcinoma (pT2N0M0, R0). We used staple line reinforcement material (ePTFE) during the operation because the patient had an important emphysema. We re-operated in January 2005 because during follow-up we observed a suspicious image that suggested a tumoral relapse. Histopathological study showed extrinsic material compatible with the one used in the original resection.

Key Words: Complications of surgery • Emphysema • Glue biologic