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Peer-reviewedCC BYIndian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segment of the left lung with large vessel giant cell arteritis demonstrated by 18F-FDG PET/CT.

  • Takanori Ichikawa1
  • Megumi Kubota2
  • Dai Kishida1
  • Yasuhiro Shimojima1
  • Yoshiki Sekijima1
  1. 1Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, 390-8621 Japan.
  2. 2Department of Neurology, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
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Abstract

We report a rare case of anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segment of the left lung (ABLL) coexisting with large-vessel giant cell arteritis (LV-GCA) in a 73-year-old woman. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) demonstrated inflammatory involvement of both the aorta and the anomalous artery. To reduce vascular and perioperative risks, immunosuppressive therapy was initiated first, resulting in improvement in clinical and radiological findings. This case highlights the importance of controlling active vasculitis before definitive surgical treatment.

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@article{ichikawa2026anomalous,
  title = {{Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segment of the left lung with large vessel giant cell arteritis demonstrated by 18F-FDG PET/CT.}},
  author = {Takanori Ichikawa and Megumi Kubota and Dai Kishida and Yasuhiro Shimojima and Yoshiki Sekijima},
  journal = {Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.1007/s12055-026-02252-2},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42953294},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segment of the left lung with large vessel giant cell arteritis demonstrated by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
AU  - Takanori Ichikawa
AU  - Megumi Kubota
AU  - Dai Kishida
AU  - Yasuhiro Shimojima
AU  - Yoshiki Sekijima
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/05
JO  - Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
DO  - 10.1007/s12055-026-02252-2
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42953294
AB  - We report a rare case of anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segment of the left lung (ABLL) coexisting with large-vessel giant cell arteritis (LV-GCA) in a 73-year-old woman. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) demonstrated inflammatory involvement of both the aorta and the anomalous artery. To reduce vascular and perioperative risks, immunosuppressive therapy was initiated first, resulting in improvement in clinical and radiological findings. This case highlights the importance of controlling active vasculitis before definitive surgical treatment.
SN  - 0970-9134
SN  - 0973-7723
ER  -