Endotracheal Leiomyoma Mimicking Malignancy on 18F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Sep;42(9):e403-e404. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001743.

Abstract

Endotracheal leiomyoma is a rare benign lesion, accounting for approximately 1% of tracheal tumors, and generally occurs in the lower respiratory tract. Because its growth causes airway obstruction symptom, surgical treatment is generally suggested after detection. We report a case with leiomyoma of the cervical endotracheal space showing intense FDG uptake on F-FDG PET/CT mimicking malignancy in a 79-year-old woman with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18