Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy.
10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.3.218
- Author:
Dohun KIM
1
;
Yong Moon LEE
;
Si Wook KIM
;
Jong Won KIM
;
Jong Myeon HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Korea. hongjm1@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Solitary pulmonary nodule;
Amyloidosis;
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
- MeSH:
Amyloidosis*;
Electrons;
Hoarseness;
Humans;
Lung;
Lymph Node Excision;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphatic Diseases*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pathology;
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2016;49(3):218-220
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of inadvertent hoarseness after surgery for primary pulmonary amyloidosis. A 55-year-old male was transferred to our facility due to a lung mass. Chest computed tomography revealed a solitary pulmonary nodule. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography showed fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the main mass and in the mediastinal lymph nodes. To confirm the pathology of the mass, wedge resection and thorough lymph node dissection were performed via video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). No complications except for hoarseness were observed; hoarseness developed soon after surgery and lasted for 3 months. The main mass was diagnosed as amyloidosis, but this was not found in the lymph nodes. In conclusion, VATS wedge resection for peripheral amyloidosis is a feasible and safe procedure. However, mediastinal lymph node dissection is not recommended unless there is evidence of a clear benefit.
