Pulmonary tumor embolism is commonly discovered at autopsy, but is rarely suspected ante-mortem. Microangiopathy is an uncommon and distinct form of simple tumor pulmonary embolism. Here, we present a 52-year-old male with tumor thrombotic microangiopathy and pulmonary infarction, which might have originated from intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas. Multiple wedge-shaped consolidations were found initially and aggravated with cavitation. These CT features of pulmonary infarction were pathologically confirmed to result from pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy.
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology/radiography ; Humans ; Lung/pathology/*radiography ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology/radiography ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreas/pathology ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/*complications/pathology ; Papilloma, Intraductal/pathology/radiography ; Pulmonary Embolism/pathology/*radiography ; Pulmonary Infarction/pathology/*radiography ; Thrombotic Microangiopathies/diagnosis/*radiography ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Abdominal Neoplasms ; complications ; secondary ; therapy ; Acute Lung Injury ; diagnostic imaging ; etiology ; Anemia ; complications ; therapy ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Child, Preschool ; Etoposide ; administration & dosage ; Fluoroscopy ; Humans ; Ifosfamide ; administration & dosage ; Kidney Neoplasms ; pathology ; Lung Neoplasms ; complications ; secondary ; therapy ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; diagnostic imaging ; etiology ; Prosthesis Implantation ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Radiotherapy ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult ; diagnostic imaging ; etiology ; Transfusion Reaction ; Vascular Access Devices

PURPOSE: To discuss computed tomography (CT) evaluation of the etiology of vocal cord paralysis (VCP) due to thoracic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From records from the past 10 years at our hospital, we retrospectively reviewed 115 cases of VCP that were evaluated with CT. Of these 115 cases, 36 patients (23 M, 13 F) had VCP due to a condition within the thoracic cavity. From these cases, we collected the following information: sex, age distribution, side of paralysis, symptom onset date, date of diagnosis, imaging, and primary disease. The etiology of VCP was determined using both historical information and diagnostic imaging. Imaging procedures included chest radiograph, CT of neck or chest, and esophagography or esophagoscopy. RESULTS: Thirty-three of the 36 patients with thoracic disease had unilateral VCP (21 left, 12 right). Of the primary thoracic diseases, malignancy was the most common (19, 52.8%), with 18 of the 19 malignancies presenting with unilateral VCP. The detected malignant tumors in the chest consisted of thirteen lung cancers, three esophageal cancers, two metastatic tumors, and one mediastinal tumor. We also found other underlying etiologies of VCP, including one aortic arch aneurysm, five iatrogenic, six tuberculosis, one neurofibromatosis, three benign nodes, and one lung collapse. A chest radiograph failed to detect eight of the 19 primary malignancies detected on the CT. Nine patients with lung cancer developed VCP between follow-ups and four of them were diagnosed with a progression of malignancy upon CT evaluation of VCP. CONCLUSION: CT is helpful for the early detection of primary malignancy or progression of malignancy between follow-ups. Moreover, it can reveal various non-malignant causes of VCP.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/complications/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve/pathology ; Retrospective Studies ; Thoracic Diseases/*complications ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/complications ; Vocal Cord Paralysis/*etiology/*radiography

Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is extremely rare. We report a case of 67-year-old man having HBV-associated HCC with multiple lung metastases which regressed spontaneously. The patient had single liver mass and received surgical resection. The mass was confirmed as HCC histopathologically. Nine years after surgical resection, a 3.3 cm sized recurred HCC was detected on the resection margin in CT scan. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) was performed 3 times, and lung metastases developed thereafter. The patient received 2 more sessions of TACE, however, metastatic lung nodules were in progress very rapidly. We decided to stop TACE and followed the patient regularly without any anti-cancer treatment. Nine months after development of lung metastasis, the size and number of metastatic lung nodules decreased and were not detected anymore after 14 months. Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels also decreased to normal range and no viable tumor was noted in the liver. The patient is still alive 12 years after the first diagnosis of HCC and 16 months after lung metastasis developed.
Aged ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*pathology/secondary/therapy ; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic ; Hepatitis B, Chronic/complications/diagnosis ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/complications/*pathology/therapy ; Lung Neoplasms/*diagnosis/radiography/secondary ; Male ; Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous ; Neoplasm Staging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; alpha-Fetoproteins/analysis

Primary pulmonary T-cell lymphoma is an extremely rare malady, and we diagnosed this in a 52-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with cough for the previous two weeks. The chest CT demonstrated multiple variable sized mass-like consolidations with low density central necrosis in the peripheral portion of both the upper and lower lobes. Positron emission tomography (PET) showed multiple areas of hypermetabolic fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in both lungs with central metabolic defects, which correlated with central necrosis seen on CT. The histological sample showed peripheral T-cell lymphoma of the not otherwise specified form. The follow-up CT scan showed an increased extent of the multifocal consolidative lesions despite that the patient had undergone chemotherapy.
Contrast Media/diagnostic use ; Cough/etiology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Fatal Outcome ; Fever/etiology ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/diagnostic use ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lung/radiography/radionuclide imaging ; Lung Neoplasms/complications/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging ; Lymphoma, T-Cell/complications/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pneumonia/complications ; Positron-Emission Tomography/methods ; Radiographic Image Enhancement/methods ; Sweating ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods

Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Pneumoconiosis ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; Radiography ; Retrospective Studies

Hemoptysis in patients with lung cancer is not uncommon and sometimes have dangerous consequences. Hemoptysis has been managed with various treatment options other than surgery and medicine, such as endobronchial tamponade, transcatheter arterial embolization and radiation therapy. However, these methods can sometimes be used only temporarily or are not suitable for a patient's condition. We present a case in which uncontrollable hemoptysis caused by central lung cancer was successfully treated by inserting a covered self-expanding bronchial stent. The patient could be extubated and was able to undergo further palliative therapy. No recurrent episodes of hemoptysis occurred for the following three months. As our case, airway stenting is a considerable option for the tamponade of a bleeding lesion that cannot be successfully managed with other treatment methods and could be used to preserve airway patency in a select group of patients.
*Bronchi ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*complications/therapy ; Hemoptysis/etiology/radiography/*therapy ; Humans ; Intubation ; Lung Neoplasms/*complications/therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Palliative Care ; *Stents ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

The radiological appearance of diffuse discrete pulmonary nodules associated with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) has been rarely described. We describe a case of COP in 49-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who developed diffuse pulmonary nodules during the second course of induction chemotherapy. The clinical status of the patient and imaging findings suggested the presence of a pulmonary metastasis or infectious disease. A video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy resulted in the unexpected diagnosis of COP as an isolated entity. Steroid therapy led to dramatic improvement of the clinical symptoms and the pulmonary lesions.
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia/complications/*radiography ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/*complications/pathology ; Lung/*radiography ; Lung Neoplasms/radiography/secondary ; Middle Aged ; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/complications/*radiography

Adult ; Castleman Disease ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; etiology ; pathology ; Male ; Radiography

Migration of an implantable port catheter tip is one of the well-known complications of this procedure, but the etiology of this problem is not clear. We describe here a case of migration of the tip of a port catheter from the right atrium to the right axillary vein in a patient with severe cough. Coughing was suggested for this case as the cause of the catheter tip migration. We corrected the position of the catheter tip via transfemoral snaring.
Axillary Vein ; Catheters, Indwelling/*adverse effects ; Cough/*complications ; Device Removal/*methods ; Foreign-Body Migration/*etiology/radiography ; Heart Atria ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged