A pulmonary sclerosing hemagioma with an increasing uptake on PET

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;57(8):498-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1039219.

Abstract

Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma is a relatively rare neoplasm of the lung. Although there have been five previous case reports that address the 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings in a sclerosing hemangioma of the lung, no report has demonstrated an interval change in the FDG-PET findings. This report describes a case of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma which presented with an increase of uptake of FDG-PET after about one years' follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18