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Annals of the American Thoracic Society Sep 2022
Topics: Anthracosilicosis; Coal; Coal Mining; Humans; Pneumoconiosis; Silicon Dioxide
PubMed: 36048122
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202206-528ED -
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift... Jul 1964
Review
Topics: Anthracosilicosis; Blood Gas Analysis; Bronchitis; Heart Function Tests; Pathology; Pulmonary Emphysema; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Radiography, Thoracic; Respiratory Function Tests; Respiratory Insufficiency; Spirometry
PubMed: 14157961
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1113134 -
Radiologia 2010
Topics: Anthracosilicosis; Humans
PubMed: 20185155
DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2009.11.012 -
American Review of Tuberculosis Jan 1952
Topics: Anthracosilicosis; Humans; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
PubMed: 14885706
DOI: 10.1164/art.1952.65.1.24 -
Diseases of the Chest Dec 1967
Topics: Adult; Aged; Anthracosilicosis; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Coal Mining; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Diseases; Pennsylvania; Retrospective Studies; Smoking
PubMed: 6064983
DOI: 10.1378/chest.52.6.800 -
International Journal of Surgery Case... 2018Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important prognostic factors in gastric cancer and precise assessment of nodal status facilitates optimal therapeutic decisions....
INTRODUCTION
Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important prognostic factors in gastric cancer and precise assessment of nodal status facilitates optimal therapeutic decisions. Many diagnostic modalities including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), computed tomography (CT), and sometimes, positron emission tomography (PET) have been utilized to improve diagnostic accuracy in detecting metastatic lymph nodes; however, their accuracy remains unsatisfactory.
PRESENTATION OF CASE
We report a case of a 73-year old male patient who was erroneously diagnosed with stage IV gastric cancer due to the distant nodal metastasis from early gastric cancer lesion during the initial staging process. However, surgical exploration revealed an anthracosilicosis-associated lymphadenopathy that mimicked extensive distant nodal metastasis in the preoperative CT and PET-CT scans. The patient was finally diagnosed with stage I gastric cancer confined to the mucosa without nodal metastasis.
DISCUSSION
We report a rare case of gastric cancer concurrent extensive nodal involvement of anthracosilicosis mimicking metastatic nodal disease in the imaging studies. This case implies that PET-CT scan for clinical staging is not specific enough to clearly delineate malignant lesions, causing a diagnostic dilemma.
CONCLUSION
When the characteristics of the primary tumor is poorly correlated to the findings of imaging studies, surgical exploration can be a viable option for a definitive diagnosis before making a hasty decision based only upon the diagnostic imaging results.
PubMed: 30219658
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.08.055 -
Radiology Jun 1948
Topics: Humans; Silicosis
PubMed: 18861472
DOI: 10.1148/50.6.751 -
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Aug 2023Although thoracic surgeons occasionally encounter dense adhesions of interlobar lymph node anthracosilicosis with the pulmonary artery, adhesiolysis may be challenging....
BACKGROUND
Although thoracic surgeons occasionally encounter dense adhesions of interlobar lymph node anthracosilicosis with the pulmonary artery, adhesiolysis may be challenging. Besides, characteristic microscopic features of the adherent lesion remain limited.
CASE PRESENTATION
During a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy of a patient with stage IA3 primary lung adenocarcinoma, several interlobar lymph nodes adhered to the posterior ascending branch of the pulmonary artery to the right upper lobe were noted. After an unplanned conversion to a thoracotomy to avoid massive bleeding, the pulmonary artery branch was safely isolated. Microscopic examination revealed lymph node anthracosilicosis proximal to the peripheral pulmonary artery wall, with granulomatous inflammation. The adventitial stroma of the pulmonary artery developed into dense and borderless fibrous tissue with dust-laden macrophages.
CONCLUSIONS
Our pathological findings on lymph node anthracosilicosis provide substantial evidence that adhesions between lymph nodes and the pulmonary artery walls may develop into dense and borderless fibrous tissue. This finding would remind thoracic surgeons that adhesiolysis could cause injury to the pulmonary artery.
Topics: Humans; Pulmonary Artery; Anthracosilicosis; Tissue Adhesions; Lymph Nodes; Lung Neoplasms
PubMed: 37605209
DOI: 10.1186/s13019-023-02348-5 -
Clinical Nuclear Medicine Oct 2017This interesting image illustrates a case of biopsy-proven pulmonary anthracosilicosis, a mixed dust pneumoconiosis, associated with Ga-PSMA-ligand uptake....
This interesting image illustrates a case of biopsy-proven pulmonary anthracosilicosis, a mixed dust pneumoconiosis, associated with Ga-PSMA-ligand uptake. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an emerging imaging biomarker, with clinical application in evaluation of prostate cancer using Ga-PSMA-ligand PET/CT. Contrary to its name, PSMA is expressed in a number of other normal tissues and pathological states. Prostate-specific membrane antigen expression has been linked to tumor angiogenesis in various other epithelial neoplasms, as well as neovasculature associated with tissue regeneration and repair. Awareness of nonneoplastic inflammatory conditions associated with Ga-PSMA-ligand uptake aids in patient assessment and management.
Topics: Aged; Anthracosilicosis; Biological Transport; Edetic Acid; Gallium Isotopes; Gallium Radioisotopes; Humans; Ligands; Male; Oligopeptides; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
PubMed: 28806260
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001782 -
GP Jul 1965
Topics: Anthracosilicosis
PubMed: 14302645
DOI: No ID Found