We present a case of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) with pulmonary symptoms, elevated calcitonin and CEA levels. Both [111In]pentetreotide (Octreoscan) scintigraphy and 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scan revealed mild increased uptake of radionuclides in the upper lobe of the right lung compatible with metastases. Histopathological analysis showed it to be chronic bronchitis. The patient was followed without any treatment. Three months later, no pathological uptake on [111In]pentetreotide (Octreoscan) was observed. False positive [111In]pentetreotide uptake in the lungs was likely related to acute exacervation of the chronic bronchitis.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2365457 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2008.0016 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Heterogeneity of reduced FEV in early adulthood: A looking forward, looking backwards analysis.
Respirology
January 2025
Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Some individuals never achieve normal peak FEV in early adulthood. It is unknown if this is due to airflow limitation and/or lung restriction.
Methods: To investigate this, we: (1) looked forward in 19,791 participants in the Dutch Lifelines general population cohort aged 25-35 years with 5-year follow-up; and (2) looked backwards in 2032 participants in the Swedish BAMSE birth cohort with spirometry at 24 years of age but also at 16 and/or 8 years.
Adult Plastic Bronchitis: A Rare Cause for Chronic Productive Cough.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
September 2024
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
Plastic bronchitis is a rare disease with serious morbidity. We report a case of a 48-year-old male smoker with a past medical history of diabetes, emphysema, recurrent respiratory infections, a worsening productive cough, and increased oxygen requirement over the past 3 months. Often described in the pediatric population, it is important to maintain plastic bronchitis in the differential when considering unresolving pulmonary conditions with chronic sputum production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChinese herbal formula Regan Saibisitan alleviates airway inflammation of chronic bronchitis via inhibiting the JAK2/STAT3 pathway.
J Ethnopharmacol
January 2025
Pharmacy School, Shihezi University, Xinjiang, 832000, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Uygur Medicine, Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica, Xinjiang, 830000, China. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Regan Saibisitan (RGS) is a classic prescription used to treat cough, pneumonia, and other respiratory infections in Uygur medicine. It is a granule composed of 12 kinds of medicinal materials. However, the mechanism by which RGS regulates lung disease remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Relationship Between PM2.5 and Eight Common Lung Diseases: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis.
Toxics
November 2024
Department of Thoracic, Tianjin Chest Hospital Affiliated to Tianjin University, Tianjin 300051, China.
Air pollutants have both acute and chronic impacts on human health, affecting multiple systems and organs. While PM2.5 exposure is commonly assumed to be strongly associated with all respiratory diseases, this relationship has not been systematically analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExpression Levels of MUC5AC and MUC5B in Airway Goblet Cells Are Associated with Traits of COPD and Progression of Chronic Airflow Limitation.
Int J Mol Sci
December 2024
Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, 902 20 Oulu, Finland.
Mucins 5AC (MUC5AC) and 5B (MUC5B) are the major mucins providing the organizing framework for the airway's mucus gel. We retrieved bronchial mucosal biopsies and bronchial wash (BW) samples through bronchoscopy from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( = 38), healthy never-smokers ( = 40), and smokers with normal lung function ( = 40). The expression of MUC5AC and MUC5B was assessed immunohistochemically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!