Authors: Takatoshi Nakamori Shigeru Kosuda Yukishige Kyoto Akira Fujikawa Yutaka Naoi Yoshitaka Nakamori
Publish Date: 2013/04/26
Volume: 31, Issue: 8, Pages: 542-545
Abstract
The authors report two cases of pseudomesotheliomatous lung cancer PLC detected by 18FFDG PET/CT scan 18FFDG PET/CT clearly revealed the extent of the disease in both cases a case of adenocarcinoma of the lung and a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung Intense 18FFDG uptake by the diffusely thickened pleurae and primary lesion was observed in both cases and increased 18FFDG uptake by a pelvic bone metastasis was observed in the case of squamous cell carcinoma Although PLC is indistinguishable from malignant pleural mesothelioma on 18FFDG PET/CT scans 18FFDG PET/CT was helpful in identifying the primary focus of the PLCs and in staging the disease Diagnostic image interpreters should be familiar with the 18FFDG PET/CT findings in PLC
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