Solid to cystic: A case report of imaging findings of atypical lung metastases
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Solid to cystic: A case report of imaging findings of atypical lung metastases | |
| Creator | Sewchuran, Tanusha | |
| Description | The imaging spectrum of pulmonary metastases varies greatly, with solid and partly cavitating nodules being the most common. When imaging the oncology patient, specifically follow-up imaging post-treatment, the radiological aim is to assess for disease regression and thus treatment response, usually with resolution of these nodules. We report an interesting case series of a patient with primary endometrial carcinoma presenting with pulmonary metastases. This imaging series eloquently depicts the temporal evolution of the metastatic solid pulmonary nodules to cavitating nodules and finally to thin-walled cysts. Baseline imaging in this scenario is vital to exclude pre-existing cystic lung disease. The progression of solid pulmonary metastases to simple cysts is an uncommon therapy-related consequence, but an important entity to recognise, not only as an indicator of good treatment response, but also to evaluate for potential life-threatening complications such as spontaneous pneumothoraces. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-01-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v23i1.1663 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 23, No 1 (2019); 3 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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