[Inflammatory Polyp due to Peanut Aspiration, Needed to Differentiate from Malignant Tumor: Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2023 Oct;76(11):973-977.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient was in his 70s. He was addmitted to our hospital because of obstructive pneumonia for 3 months. Chest computed tomography( CT) showed a nodule at the base of the right B8, obstructing the basal branch, with consolidation of the peripheral lung. Bronchoscopy revealed the right basal trunk obstruction by a tumorous lesion. FDG-PET showed heterogeneous FDG uptake at the right hilum and the lower lobe suggesting malignancy, and a thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy was performed. Pathology showed a granulation-like nodule and a brown oval foreign body incarcerated in the peripheral bronchus, which was later revealed to be a peanut, and no obvious malignant findings were observed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arachis* / adverse effects
  • Bronchi
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / etiology
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Polyps* / etiology
  • Respiratory Aspiration* / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Aspiration* / etiology
  • Respiratory Aspiration* / pathology

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18