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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Sarcoidosis misdiagnosed as pulmonary malignancy: a case report.

Houlu Zhang, Yubin Huang, Xiuyi Zhao, Daming Fan, Zhongxiang Xing, Xiaoming Sun, Liangming Zhu

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Houlu Zhang *School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Yubin Huang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiuyi ZhaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Daming FanDepartment of Pathology, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhongxiang XingDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiaoming Sun *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Liangming Zhu *School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic multisystem disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas primarily composed of epithelioid macrophages. The lungs and lymph nodes are the most commonly affected organs. Clinical manifestations of sarcoidosis vary widely, and its radiographic features often overlap with those of malignant tumors, especially pulmonary malignancy, increasing the diagnostic challenge. This article presents a case of sarcoidosis misdiagnosed as pulmonary metastatic in a patient with a history of pulmonary malignancy. Nine months after surgery for left lung adenocarcinoma, the patient had a follow-up that revealed elevated CEA levels (14.98 ng/ml). ¹

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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomographycase reportdifferential diagnosisintra-pulmonary metastasissarcoidosis

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PMCPMC12812527

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