F-18 FDG uptake in a malignant localized fibrous tumor of the pleura

J Thorac Imaging. 2005 May;20(2):118-9. doi: 10.1097/01.rti.0000155038.44039.52.

Abstract

In the case presented here, FDG-PET was performed to evaluate the possibility of malignancy. High FDG accumulation, with a standardized uptake ratio (SUR) of 3.0, was noted in an upper nodular compartment of the mass that exhibited malignant features histopathologically. It was suggested that FDG-PET is helpful to know which parts of lesions are benign or malignant in patients with LFTP whose prognoses are usually difficult to predict.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / surgery
  • Pleural Cavity / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pleural Cavity / surgery
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / surgery
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Thoracotomy / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Gadolinium DTPA