Abstract
We report a case of pulmonary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in which symptomatic improvement occurred after surgery to remove lung cancer. A 54- year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of arthralgia and abnormality of a chest radiograph. The chest radiograph and CT revealed a tumor in the upper field of the left lung. He had a purple, clubbed finger. Bone scintigraphy revealed accumulation of long bones diffusely and symmetrically. He was given a tentative diagnosis of primary lung cancer T2N0M0 Stage I B. A left upper lobectomy was performed. Pathologic diagnosis was T4 (reached the mediastinum) NOMO StagelllB. After surgery, arthralgia and purple, clubbed finger were improved. As a result, he was diagnosed as having pulmonary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1189-1194 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 12 |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Bone schintigraphy
- Clubbed finger
- Lung cancer
- Marie-bamberger
- Marie-bamberger syndrome
- Pulmonary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine