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Fig. 1 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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From: Two cases of granuloma mimicking local recurrence after pulmonary segmentectomy

Fig. 1

a Case 1: CT scan shows a nodule measuring 25 × 22 mm in the residual left lower lobe. b PET/CT revealed FDG uptake in the nodule (SUVmax: 5.3). c Microscopic view showing hyperplasia of collagen fibers (hematoxylin and eosin staining, original magnification × 100). d Granulomatous nodules with foreign-body giant cells (× 400). e Immunohistochemistry showing no CEA-positive cells in the granuloma despite CEA-positive alveolar epithelium (× 200)

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