Nonabsorbable suture granuloma mimicking ovarian cancer recurrence at combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography evaluation: a case report

Table 1 Cases of granuloma after surgery with nonabsorbable surgical suture reported in the literature

Reference	Primary diagnosis	Site of FDG accumulation	Diagnostic device	SUV max	Histology	Type of material of suture
Lim et al.[5]	Distal sigmoid colon cancer	Mesentery-mesenteric vein	PET	3.9	Extensive fibrosis with focal giant cell reaction	Silk
Lim et al.[5]	Colorectal cancer	Peritoneum within the small bowel mesentery	PET	3.4	Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, fibrosis	Silk
Yüksel et al.[6]	Lung cancer	Right upper lobe (lung)	PET	3.5	Strands of nonabsorbable heavy suture material	Silk
Yüksel et al.[6]	Lung cancer	Right lower lobe (lung)	PET	3.5	Inflammatory nodule at the site of prior suturing	Silk
Kikuchi et al.[7]	Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma	Prevertebral region	PET	6.0	Epithelioid cells around the silk suture	Silk
Kikuchi et al.[7]	Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma	Left axilla	PET	4.3	Giant cells around the silk	Silk

Abbreviations: FDG fluorodeoxyglucose, PET positron emission tomography, SUV standardized uptake value.

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