Open AccessRadiopathological Features and Identification of Mycobacterial Infections in Granulomatous Nodules Resected from the Lung
Author(s) -
Yumi Sakakibara,
Yoshimi Suzuki,
Toshihide Fujie,
Takumi Akashi,
Tadatsune Iida,
Yasunari Miyazaki,
Yoshinobu Eishi,
Naohiko Inase
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000456550
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , lung cancer , tuberculosis , granuloma , mycobacterium tuberculosis , lung , immunohistochemistry
Pulmonary granulomas are sometimes resected because they resemble lung cancer and false-positive findings come through from positron emission tomography (PET) using 18fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG). Mycobacterial infection is a common cause of granulomas.
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