Tracheal Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma on FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Oct;44(10):801-803. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002599.

Abstract

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) in the trachea is an extremely rare disease. We present a case of a 64-year-old man with FDG-avid tracheal LELC on F-FDG PET/CT. Despite its rarity, LELC in the trachea should be considered as one of the possibilities in patients with a hypermetabolic mass in the trachea. If LELC in the trachea is suspected, F-FDG PET/CT is a useful tool for initial staging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18