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. 2014 Aug;66(8):1263-8.
doi: 10.1002/acr.22331.

Raynaud's phenomenon, inflammatory arthritis, and weight loss: pay attention to the man behind the curtain

George Stojan  1 , Peter B Illei, Rex C Yung, Allan C Gelber
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Raynaud's phenomenon, inflammatory arthritis, and weight loss: pay attention to the man behind the curtain

George Stojan et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Drs.Stojan, Illei, Yung and Gelber have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A: CT scan imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast was ordered, revealing a large hypodense mass measuring 4.8 × 4.2 cm occupying the aortopulmonary window. B: The mass abutted the inferior aspect of the aortic arch, the anterior aspect of the descending thoracic aorta, the lateral aspect of the esophagus, and the left main pulmonary artery. C: On PET imaging, an intense rim of FDG uptake was detected in the mass.
Figure 1
Figure 1
A: CT scan imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast was ordered, revealing a large hypodense mass measuring 4.8 × 4.2 cm occupying the aortopulmonary window. B: The mass abutted the inferior aspect of the aortic arch, the anterior aspect of the descending thoracic aorta, the lateral aspect of the esophagus, and the left main pulmonary artery. C: On PET imaging, an intense rim of FDG uptake was detected in the mass.
Figure 1
Figure 1
A: CT scan imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast was ordered, revealing a large hypodense mass measuring 4.8 × 4.2 cm occupying the aortopulmonary window. B: The mass abutted the inferior aspect of the aortic arch, the anterior aspect of the descending thoracic aorta, the lateral aspect of the esophagus, and the left main pulmonary artery. C: On PET imaging, an intense rim of FDG uptake was detected in the mass.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A-D: Bronchoscopy showed hypervascular mucosa in the distal trachea, proximal left mainstem bronchus and proximal left lower lobe, with intrinsic compression of the distal trachea by the large presumptive malignancy. Subsequently, bronchoscopic biopsy confirmed histologic evidence of a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the lung, with diagnostic immunohistochemistry staining ; a K-ras mutation was also demonstrated.
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