Left Vocal Cord Paralysis Detected by PETCT in a Case of Lung Cancer
Joint Authors
Oner, Ali Ozan
Boz, Adil
Surer Budak, Evrim
Kaplan Kurt, Gulnihal Hale
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a patient with lung cancer.
The first PET/CT imaging revealed hypermetabolic mass in the left aortopulmonary region and hypermetabolic nodule in the anterior segment of the upper lobe of the left lung.
After completing chemotherapy and radiotherapy against the primary mass in the left lung, the patient underwent a second PET/CT examination for evaluation of treatment response.
This test demonstrated, compared with the first PET/CT, an increase in the size and metabolic activity of the primary mass in the left lung in addition to multiple, pathologic-sized, hypermetabolic metastatic lymph nodes as well as multiple metastatic sclerotic areas in bones.
These findings were interpreted as progressive disease.
In addition, an asymmetrical FDG uptake was noticed at the level of right vocal cord.
During follow-up, a laryngoscopy was performed, which demonstrated left vocal cord paralysis with no apparent mass.
Thus, we attributed the paralytic appearance of the left vocal cord to infiltration of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by the primary mass located in the apical region of the left lung.
In conclusion, the knowledge of this pitfall is important to avoid false-positive PET results.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oner, Ali Ozan& Boz, Adil& Surer Budak, Evrim& Kaplan Kurt, Gulnihal Hale. 2015. Left Vocal Cord Paralysis Detected by PETCT in a Case of Lung Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oner, Ali Ozan…[et al.]. Left Vocal Cord Paralysis Detected by PETCT in a Case of Lung Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059297
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oner, Ali Ozan& Boz, Adil& Surer Budak, Evrim& Kaplan Kurt, Gulnihal Hale. Left Vocal Cord Paralysis Detected by PETCT in a Case of Lung Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059297
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059297