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case_images: PET/CT scan showing an avid 1-cm nodular lesion located between the posterior wall of the left main stem bronchus and the descending thoracic aorta.
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case_images: Two years after surgery, surveillance FDG-PET/CT revealed an avid mediastinal nodular lesion (SUV > 4, 5) located between the posterior wall of the left main stem bronchus and the descending thoracic aorta not clearly identifiable as a lymph node and close but not clearly along the staple line (Fig. 1).
case_images: Bronchoscopy findings showed localized irregularity of mucosa corresponding to chronic inflammation on bronchial biopsy specimen (HE stain, x100).
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case_images: Bronchoscopy showed mucosal irregularity of left main stem bronchus and pathologic specimen of bronchial biopsy resulted on chronic inflammatory fibrosis (Fig. 2).
case_images: a, b EBUS-TBNA image in B-mode showing a periaortic nodular lesion (white arrow) with the needle placed into the lesion (red arrow). c Cluster of pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells (HE stain, x200).
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case_images: PET/CT scan guided. Pathological examination of the EBUS-derived specimens showed recurrence pulmonary adenocarcinoma (Fig. 3).