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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance to provide differentiation between malignant and benign mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes. The group of 109 patients were examined, with lung carcinoma (63 patients) and sarcoidosis (46 patients). Relative signal intensity increase after administration of Gd-DTPA in standard dose (0.1 mmol/kg) was measured four times (20 s-3 min after injection). There was no significant difference between all groups. In conclusion, differentiation between types of enlarged lymph nodes could not be achieved using the described protocol.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Linfonodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Sarcoidose Pulmonar/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Carcinoma Broncogênico/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico por imagem , Meios de Contraste , Feminino , Gadolínio DTPA , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfonodos/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfonodos/patologia , Metástase Linfática/diagnóstico , Metástase Linfática/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Mediastino/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia , Sarcoidose Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
We report 39 years old man with the history of chronic sinusitis and rhinitis. After tooth extraction he gradually developed unilateral proptosis with ophtalmoplegia and visual loss caused by retroorbital mass which was related to destruction of the adjacent orbital walls, sinuses and base of the skull. During the following month the progressing lung nodules with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, macular skin lesions, renal insufficiency with proteinuria and anaemia appeared. The diagnosis of Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) was formed on the base of clinical features and result of pathologic examination of surgical specimen from the paranasal sinuses. The progressive course under the standard immunosuppressive therapy required reevaluation of histologic slides, which resulted with the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma confirmed by the immunohistochemical staining. Administration of CHOP regimen resulted in spectacular regression of all of lesions.
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Linfoma de Células B/diagnóstico , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Orbitárias/diagnóstico , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Ciclofosfamida/uso terapêutico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Doxorrubicina/uso terapêutico , Granulomatose com Poliangiite/diagnóstico , Granulomatose com Poliangiite/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Imunossupressores/administração & dosagem , Linfoma de Células B/complicações , Linfoma de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B/patologia , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/complicações , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/patologia , Masculino , Neoplasias Orbitárias/complicações , Neoplasias Orbitárias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Orbitárias/patologia , Seios Paranasais/patologia , Prednisolona/uso terapêutico , Fatores de Tempo , Falha de Tratamento , Resultado do Tratamento , Vincristina/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
A 30 year-old woman with Wegener's granulomatosis with typical lesions of nose, mouth, skin, lung and positive c-ANCA titre was admitted to our hospital because of ineffective treatment with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide. Infiltration of the left side of chest wall and collateral circulation were seen during physical examination. Ultrasound examination revealed thrombus in the left internal jugular vein and in the left subclavicular vein. Angio CT revealed parenchymal infiltration in the lower right lobe, thrombi in segmental arteries in this area and enlarged mediastinum. MRI examination revealed thickened aorta wall to 25 mm with its contrast enhancement. It suggested inflammatory infiltration of aorta arcus and its branches. This picture was similar to early stages of Takayasu arteritis but our patient had no typical clinical symptoms related to narrowing or obliteration of large arteries. We recognised Wegener's granulomatosis with overlapped Takayasu arteritis with thrombosis of jugular vein and pulmonary thrombosis. In differential diagnosis: Wegener's granulomatosis with large arteries involvement is taken into account. Treatment with cyclophosphamide and prednisolone was effective.