Ipsilateral Hyperhidrosis: Atypical Symptom of Small Lung Adenocarcinoma Evaluated by ¹⁸F-FDG PET-CT / 대한핵의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
; : 231-234, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
A 45-year-old male visited our clinic due to right palmar anhidrosis and contralateral hyperhidrosis. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a solitary pulmonary nodule with mediastinal lymph node enlargement, but a cause for atypical palmar anhidrosis was not identified. Subsequent fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed (PET/CT) revealed a localized pleural metastasis at the right apex with direct invasion of the paravertebral sympathetic chain. The pleural metastasis, which was not seen on chest CT, evoked ipsilateral anhidrosis independent of a mass effect or direct invasion by the primary lung tumor. 18F-FDG PET/CT can be helpful in identifying the cause of atypical symptoms in patient with small sized lung cancer.
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Assunto principal:
Tórax
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Adenocarcinoma
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18
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Elétrons
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada
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Hiperidrose
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Hipo-Hidrose
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article