Lung cancer associated with Sweet's syndrome: report of a case.

Abstract

Lung cancer associated with Sweet's syndrome is extremely rare. There are only seven reports of such cases. As far as could be determined from a comprehensive search, there is no reported operative case of lung cancer with this syndrome in the world literature. A 75-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as having Sweet's syndrome. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan to screen for malignant lesions associated with this syndrome revealed an abnormal shadow in the lung. Although [(18)F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D: -glucose positron emission tomography showed no abnormal uptake, lung cancer was most strongly suspected by chest CT. His erythema improved rapidly with steroid therapy and he underwent a segmentectomy (S(6)) of the right lower lobe. A pathological examination revealed lung adenocarcinoma (pT1N0M0: Stage Ia). The patient was discharged from the hospital without any worsening of Sweet's syndrome. We herein report a first operative case of an early stage lung adenocarcinoma with this syndrome.

• Authors: Hiromasa Arai, Yasushi Rino, Sumitaka Yamanaka, Nobuyasu Suganuma, Norio Yukawa, Nobuyuki Wada, Sayaka Hara, Michiko Hirokado, Hisashi Oshiro, Munetaka Masuda
• Journal: Surgery today (Surg Today) Vol. 38 Issue 7 Pg. 639-43 ( 2008) ISSN: 0941-1291 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 18612790 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma (complications)
• Aged
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (complications)
• Male
• Sweet Syndrome (complications)
• Treatment Outcome