| Small cell carcinoma of the lung exclusively localized within the left descending pulmonary artery. | |
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PMID: 15947349 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We encountered a 69-year-old woman displaying a filling defect within the left descending pulmonary artery (PA) on a chest CT scan and pulmonary angiography. A subsequent 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scan demonstrated focal uptake in the left hilum. A cytologic examination of transbronchial needle aspiration specimens revealed small cell carcinoma. The patient underwent concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide, resulting in tumor shrinkage and recanalization of the involved PA. This is the first case of small cell carcinoma localized exclusively within the PA, and positive findings on FDG-PET facilitated the unexpected diagnosis. |
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Authors:
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Mitsunori Kamigaki; Koichi Yamazaki; Ichizo Tsujino; Masayuki Suga; Shinji Sakaue; Hirotoshi Dosaka-Akita; Masaharu Nishimura |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Chest Volume: 127 ISSN: 0012-3692 ISO Abbreviation: Chest Publication Date: 2005 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-06-10 Completed Date: 2005-07-19 Revised Date: 2006-04-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0231335 Medline TA: Chest Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2273-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku North 15, West 7, Sapporo, 060-8638 Hokkaido, Japan. kamigaki@med.hokudai.ac.jp |
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Aged Angiography / methods Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use Biopsy, Needle Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology*, radionuclide imaging, therapy* Combined Modality Therapy Dose Fractionation Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Immunohistochemistry Lung Neoplasms / pathology*, radionuclide imaging, therapy* Neoplasm Staging Positron-Emission Tomography / methods Pulmonary Artery / pathology* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods Treatment Outcome |
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Chest. 2005 Jun;127(6):1889
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