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Fireworks-induced chest wall granulomatous disease: 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
Stephanie T Le1, Ba Duong Nguyen
1From the Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
Abstract:
The authors present a case of 18F-FDG-avid granulomatous reaction induced by fireworks injury of the chest wall in a patient with esophageal adenocarcinoma. This hypermetabolic lesion, involving the right pectoralis muscles, appeared slightly more prominent on restaging PET/CT imaging following chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Excisional biopsy of the lesion established the diagnosis of foreign-body granulomatous-type inflammation with surrounding foci of non-polarizable black foreign material and ruled out malignancy. The patient recalled accidentally shooting himself in the chest with a Roman candle at the age of 3.
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