Rheumatoid Nodule Mimicking Pulmonary Metastasis

Rheumatoid arthritis, classified in the autoimmune disease group, is a chronic, erosive, inflammatory, and the most frequently seen form of polyarthritis. This inflammatory disease, which is often accompanied by pulmonary involvement, can cause nodules to form in the pulmonary parenchyma that mimic metastasis, leading to difficulty in diagnosis. In this article, the case of a 63-year-old female patient with rheumatoid arthritis for 15 years and pulmonary rheumatoid nodules mimicking pulmonary metastasis is described. Diagnostic pulmonary resection is criticized for those patients who are difficult to diagnose.

Akciðerin Metastazý Taklit Eden Romatoid Nodülü

Otoimmün hastalýklar grubunda deðerlendirilen, kronik, erozif ve inflamatuvar bir poliartrit olan romatoid artrit en sýk görülen poliartrittir. Akciðer tutulumunun da eþlik ettiði bu inflamatuvar hastalýk akciðer parankiminde metastazý taklit eden nodüllere yol açmakta ve tanýda zorluða neden olmaktadýr. Bu yazýda, bilinen romatoid artrit tanýlý ve 15 yýldýr tedavi gören 63 yaþýnda kadýn olgu, akciðerindeki metastazý taklit eden romatoid nodülleri nedeniyle sunuldu. Taný zorluðu olan bu olgularda tanýsal amaçlý yapýlan akciðer rezeksiyonu deðerlendirildi.

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