Lung mass with bilateral mediastinal hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy in a chronic smoker indicative of lung cancer?

Asghar Ali; Sindhaghatta Venkatram; Masooma Niazi; Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100982

Lung mass with bilateral mediastinal hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy in a chronic smoker indicative of lung cancer?

Asghar Ali, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Masooma Niazi, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

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Abstract

We present the case of an asymptomatic woman, a chronic heavy smoker, who presented with an incidental lung mass and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration did not show malignancy. A positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed increased uptake with a standardized uptake value of 26.4 in the mediastinal lymph node and an additional hypermetabolic right supraclavicular lymph node. Surgical biopsy of the supraclavicular node revealed non-necrotizing granuloma. Discussion of the clinical dilemma is provided.

Original language	English
Article number	100982
Journal	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100982
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Lung mass
PET CT
Sarcoidosis

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