necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis mimicking lung malignancy: mdct, pet-ct and pathologic findings

نویسندگان

hilal sahin department of radiology, faculty of medicine, ege university, 35100, turkey +90-2323902202, [email protected]; department of radiology, faculty of medicine, ege university, 35100, turkey +90-2323902202, [email protected]

naim ceylan department of radiology, faculty of medicine, ege university, 35100, turkey +90-2323902202, [email protected]

selen bayraktaroglu department of radiology, faculty of medicine, ege university, 35100, turkey +90-2323902202, [email protected]

sezai tasbakan department of pulmonology, faculty of medicine, ege university, turkey

چکیده

abstract necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis (nsg) is a rare disease which is classified in the spectrum of pulmonary angiitis and granulomatosis. it is a variant of sarcoidosis and differs from it histologically. diagnosis is based on the pathological features, but radiology may help in the differential diagnosis. it is characterized by alveolar infiltrates or parenchymal nodules in multidetector computed tomography (mdct). we report a case of a 50-year-old man with the diagnosis of nsg mimicking lung malignancy. radiological and pathological findings and also the destructive course of the disease will be discussed.

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iranian journal of radiology

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