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Kimura S, Honda M, Sanmoto Y. Polymer clip granuloma mimicking lymph node recurrence: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2024; 10:76. [PMID: 38564066 PMCID: PMC10987458 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-024-01881-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Foreign body granulomas are postoperative inflammatory reactions to surgical materials within the body. Traditionally, sutures have been the leading cause of foreign body granulomas in the abdomen, commonly referred to as "suture granuloma". However, the use of polymer clips in modern surgeries has introduced new challenges, and reports of intra-abdominal foreign body granulomas caused by surgical clips are limited. Herein, we present a case of an intra-abdominal foreign body granuloma formed due to polymer clips. CASE PRESENTATION A 45-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic resection for sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma subsequently developed a suspected lymph node recurrence during follow-up. Imaging showed an enlarging mass adjacent to the inferior mesenteric artery with increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake. Laparoscopic surgical resection revealed the formation of a foreign body granuloma in response to the polymer clips. CONCLUSIONS This case suggests that nonabsorbable polymer clips can induce granulomatous reactions postoperatively, and the appearance of lymph node recurrence may be foreign body granulomas.
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- Shiori Kimura
- Department of Surgery, Takeda General Hospital, 3-27 Yamaga-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima, 965-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Takeda General Hospital, 3-27 Yamaga-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima, 965-8585, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Takeda General Hospital, 3-27 Yamaga-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima, 965-8585, Japan
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Hanaki T, Honjo S, Kishino M, Murakami Y, Yamamoto M, Naruo T, Sakamoto T, Hasegawa T, Fujiwara Y. An Intrahepatic Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT False-Positive Tumor Secondary to Foreign Body Granuloma Masquerading as Colon Cancer Liver Metastasis: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e52657. [PMID: 38380204 PMCID: PMC10878015 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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A suture placed next to a dissected liver section during the initial hepatectomy may become an unlikely intrahepatic foreign body granuloma. In this report, we describe a case where a silk suture in the liver section plane placed during initial hepatectomy for synchronous colon cancer metastasis became an intrahepatic foreign body granuloma that exhibited fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) accumulation on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). The granuloma was resected as the second metachronous liver metastatic lesion. A 73-year-old female was referred for a planned second hepatectomy. She had undergone colectomy and hepatectomy for advanced cancer of the ascending colon and synchronous liver metastasis approximately two years ago. However, two possible liver metastases with FDG accumulation were identified in hepatic segments IV and V after one year and nine months after the initial resection. A second hepatectomy was planned after administering systemic chemotherapy. She underwent a left lobectomy with a middle hepatic vein and partial segment V hepatectomy six months after liver lesion identification. The segment IV lesion was histologically proven to be a liver metastasis adenocarcinoma. The segment V lesion revealed a silk thread on the residual liver side at the initial hepatectomy, which was histologically diagnosed as a foreign body granuloma. The possibility of intrahepatic foreign body granuloma development should be considered in subsequent follow-ups in cases where sutures were applied to the dissected residual liver plane during the initial hepatectomy. Additionally, a thorough second hepatectomy should be considered if recurrence is suspected.
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- Takehiko Hanaki
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Surgery, Matsue City Hospital, Matsue, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, JPN
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Horst LJ, Weidemann S, Lohse AW, Sebode M. [Hepatic granuloma-A diagnostic challenge]. Z Rheumatol 2022; 81:567-576. [PMID: 35763059 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-022-01235-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Hepatic granulomas can have various causes and their detection requires a systematic diagnostic evaluation. First, identification of risk factors for granulomatous diseases and the exclusion of extrahepatic organ manifestation are necessary. Laboratory investigations and serological screening for the most common underlying diseases of liver granulomas in Germany, such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), sarcoidosis and infectious causes (primarily tuberculosis and hepatitis C infections), are recommended. A liver biopsy is essential for confirming the diagnosis, whereby a minilaparoscopically guided tissue sampling offers many advantages, such as the macroscopic detection of granulomas on the liver surface, on the peritoneum or on the spleen. Whether the detection of hepatic granulomas results in a therapeutic consequence, depends decisively on the underlying primary disease. If hepatic granulomas are present without concomitant liver parenchymal damage or other manifestations that would make treatment necessary, a watch and wait approach under close clinical and laboratory monitoring is sufficient. If liver values increase or in cases of hepatic parenchymal damage, urgent treatment of the underlying disease is indicated.
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- Ludwig J Horst
- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.,Europäisches Referenznetzwerk für seltene Lebererkrankungen (ERN RARE-LIVER), Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.,Europäisches Referenznetzwerk für seltene Lebererkrankungen (ERN RARE-LIVER), Hamburg, Deutschland
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- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland. .,Europäisches Referenznetzwerk für seltene Lebererkrankungen (ERN RARE-LIVER), Hamburg, Deutschland.
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Kobayashi Y, Otsuki Y, Yamamoto H, Hamano T, Inoue S, Hattori K, Uebayashi A, Sasaki K, Suzuki K. A 77-Year-Old Man with a Pulse Granuloma of the Descending Colon Identified by Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) Imaging 19 Months Following Surgical Resection for Rectal Carcinoma. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2021; 22:e932153. [PMID: 34321452 PMCID: PMC8329869 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.932153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Patient: Male, 77-year-old Final Diagnosis: Pulse granuloma Symptoms: None Medication:— Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology • Oncology
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- Yasuyuki Kobayashi
- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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Granulomatous hepatitis masquerading as metastases on FDG PET/CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2019; 47:1013-1014. [PMID: 31641783 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04544-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Jeong H, Lee HW, Jung HR, Hwang I, Kwon SY, Kang YN, Kim SP, Choe M. Bile Granuloma Mimicking Peritoneal Seeding: A Case Report. J Pathol Transl Med 2018; 52:339-343. [PMID: 30008197 PMCID: PMC6166014 DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2018.06.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a widely used treatment method for most cholelithiasis and is a relatively safe procedure. Foreign body granulomatous reaction to bile or gallstone spillage during laparoscopic cholecystectomy has rarely been reported. We report a case of bile granuloma after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which mimicked peritoneal seeding. A 59-year-old Korean man presented with right upper quadrant pain. He underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis. Pathologic examination revealed an incidental adenocarcinoma invading the lamina propria with acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. After 3 months, follow-up abdominal computed tomography revealed a subhepatic nodule, which showed hypermetabolism on positron emission tomography–computed tomography. Suspecting localized peritoneal seeding, wedge resection of the liver, wedge resection of the transverse colon, and omentectomy were performed. Pathologic examination of the resected specimens revealed multiple bile granulomas. Awareness of bile granuloma mimicking malignancy is noteworthy for patient management to reduce unnecessary procedure during postoperative surveillance.
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- Hasong Jeong
- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Lee YJ, Kim YM, Jung PS, Lee JJ, Kim JK, Kim YT, Nam JH. Diagnostic value of integrated ¹⁸F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: accuracy of patient selection for secondary cytoreduction in 134 patients. J Gynecol Oncol 2018; 29:e36. [PMID: 29400023 PMCID: PMC5920220 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2018.29.e36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of integrated 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) for suspected recurrence of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) with non-disseminated lesions. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of recurrent EOC patients who underwent secondary cytoreduction from January 2000 to December 2013. A total of 134 patients underwent secondary cytoreduction after imaging with either 18F-FDG-PET/CT or contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT). Results In a patient-based analysis of 134 patients, 124 (92.5%) were confirmed to be positive for malignancy. Among 72 patients with suspected non-disseminated recurrence on 18F-FDG-PET/CT, 65 (89.0%) were confirmed to have recurrence, giving 98.5% sensitivity, 87.7% accuracy, and 88.9% positive predictive value (PPV). In the 65 patients with recurrence, residual tumor remained in 14 patients, giving an accuracy of patient selection for secondary cytoreduction of 69.4% (50/72) and it is higher than that of CECT (64.0%). In 169 lesions removed from patients who underwent preoperative 18F-FDG-PET/CT, 135 (79.9%) were confirmed to be positive for malignancy and 124 were accurately detected by 18F-FDG-PET/CT, giving 91.9% sensitivity, 81.1% accuracy, and 85.5% PPV. Foreign body granuloma was found in 33.3% of 21 lesions with false-positive 18F-FDG-PET/CT findings (7/21). The mean preoperative cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) level in false-positive patients was 28.8 U/mL. Conclusion Compared with CECT, 18F-FDG-PET/CT shows higher sensitivity in lesion-based analysis and better accuracy of patient selection for secondary cytoreduction. However, there is still a need for integration of the results of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, CECT, and CA-125 levels to aid treatment planning.
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- Young Jae Lee
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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