Pleural granuloma mimicking malignancy 42 years after slurry talc injection for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Eur Surg Res
; 44(3-4): 201-3, 2010.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20523052
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Talc poudrage is considered a safe pleurodesis technique to improve the results of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP).METHODS:
We report the case of a patient with left pleural pseudo-nodular plaque and a high metabolic rate upon PET scan suspected for malignancy, occurring 42 years after slurry talc injection for conservative treatment of PSP. The patient presented with coughing, chest pain and weight loss. Thoracotomy was required to obtain a diagnosis and perform a complete pleurectomy.RESULTS:
Histology was conclusive for pleural talc granuloma.CONCLUSIONS:
Indications and possible complications of talc use in young patients with PSP, and the management of possible consequent pleural lesions suspected for malignancy, need to be investigated.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Diseases
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Pneumothorax
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Talc
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body
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Pleurodesis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Surg Res
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article