Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung with high FDG uptake

Clin Nucl Med. 2010 Sep;35(9):722-3. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181ea33d0.

Abstract

We present the case of a 23-year-old woman with 2 episodes of hemoptysis. Computed tomography showed a small mass lesion with an adjacent cyst in the left lower lobe. On whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, the lesion had a high focal fluorodeoxyglucose-uptake (SUVmax 21.0). Differential diagnosis included tuberculosis, fungal infection, and tumors such as bronchial carcinoma, sarcoma, or rare entities like endometriosis. Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies failed to deliver a conclusive diagnosis. Lobectomy was performed, and histopathology presented an inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18