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Abstract
Case Report
A case of talc pleurodesis-induced foreign body granulomas with lung cancer
Takashi Yamane Tomoyuki Urata Junki Terada
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kochi Health Sciences Center
ABSTRACT
A 52-year-old man with lung adenocarcinoma developed a malignant effusion during first-line chemotherapy and underwent talc pleurodesis. Two months after the pleurodesis, when undergoing second-line chemotherapy, chest computed tomography (CT) revealed that the masses with high attenuation areas were in the thoracic cavity and chest wall, corresponding to the insertion site of the drainage tube. Talc pleurodesis-induced foreign body granulomas were diagnosed through the findings of the skin biopsy. When talc pleurodesis causes a foreign body granuloma, the CT findings showing the presence of a high attenuation area could be useful for differentiating from the cancer.
KEYWORDS
Pleurodesis Talc Foreign body granuloma High attenuation area
Received 25 Jun 2022 ／ Accepted 27 Sep 2022
AJRS, 12(1): 34-37, 2023
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