Computed tomography and 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings of primary pulmonary follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: case report and a literature review

J Thorac Imaging. 2012 Jul;27(4):W94-6. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e318220309f.

Abstract

We report herein computed tomography and F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings of primary pulmonary follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in a 51-year-old man, which is an extremely rare malignancy originating from follicular dendritic cells. Computed tomography scan revealed a 2.4-cm, well-defined solitary pulmonary nodule with delayed contrast enhancement but without regional lymphadenopathy, distant metastasis, or calcification within the nodule. On F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan, this nodule showed moderate hypermetabolic activity with a maximum standardized uptake value of 3.2.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18