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The role of PET scan in monitoring the progression of fibrosing mediastinitis.
Kaya, Hatice; Rider, Katherine; Cho, Alexander H; Schwartz, Arnold; Alrehaili, Ghadah; Ahari, Jalil.
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  • Kaya H; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Department of Pulmonary, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, General Tevfik Saglam Caddesi, Etlik, Ankara 06010, Turkey. Electronic address: drhaticekaya
  • Rider K; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: katherine.flower@hotmail.com.
  • Cho AH; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: chobot@gwmail.gwu.edu.
  • Schwartz A; Department of Pathology, The George Washington University, 900 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: aschwartz@mfa.gwu.edu.
  • Alrehaili G; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: ghadah_alrehaili@hotmail.com.
  • Ahari J; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: jahari@mfa.gwu.edu.
Clin Imaging ; 40(1): 177-9, 2016.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26414539
We present the case of a 31-year-old man who presented with acute chest pain. Computed tomography scan showed a mediastinal mass engulfing right main-stem bronchus and another mass surrounding descending aorta. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan showed high mass metabolic activity. Histopathological evaluation revealed fibroinflammatory scarring. He was diagnosed with idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis, started on prednisone and tamoxifen treatment, and monitored with serial PET scans. Nine months after treatment initiation, paraaortic abnormality had resolved and mediastinal mass had regressed.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sclerosis / Positron-Emission Tomography / Mediastinitis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Imaging Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Year: 2016 Document type: Article Country of publication: Estados Unidos
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sclerosis / Positron-Emission Tomography / Mediastinitis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Imaging Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Year: 2016 Document type: Article Country of publication: Estados Unidos