Subsolid Nodule Harbouring Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue

Stijn Marcelis; Amélie Dendooven; Annemiek Snoeckx

doi:10.5334/jbsr.2915

Subsolid Nodule Harbouring Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2022 Dec 8;106(1):125. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.2915. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Stijn Marcelis¹, Amélie Dendooven², Annemiek Snoeckx³

Affiliations

¹ UZA, BE.
² Ghent University Hospital and University of Ghent, BE.
³ Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, BE.

Abstract

With the widespread use of computed tomography (CT), subsolid nodules are more frequently encountered in daily practice. We present the case of a 74-year-old man with a large persistent well-defined subsolid nodule on CT. Although the lesion had a predominant ground-glass appearance on CT, ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed moderate FDG uptake. Lobectomy was performed and histopathologic examination showed an extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. Teaching Point: When large persistent subsolid nodule with a predominant ground-glass aspect shows moderate uptake on ¹⁸F-FDG-PET, other possible diagnoses than adenocarcinoma should be kept in mind, including primary pulmonary lymphoma.

Keywords: CT; MALT; PET; Subsolid; lymphoma; nodule.

Publication types

Case Reports