A 64-year-old man was referred to our center for metabolic characterization of 2 bilateral pulmonary lesions, incidentally detected at computed tomography (CT). F-18-FDG PET/CT scan showed a weak radiopharmaceutical uptake in both pulmonary lesions. A subsequent Ga-68-DOTANOC PET/CT showed intense radiopharmaceutical uptake in both pulmonary lesions. Subsequently, the patient underwent histopathological examinations of both lesions, which showed a synchronous well-differentiated pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (typical carcinoid tumor). This case reports a rare occurrence of synchronous pulmonary carcinoid, highlighting the role of different PET tracers for metabolic characterization of pulmonary nodules.
A Rare Case of Synchronous Bilateral Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumor Detected by Ga-68-DOTANOC PET/CT / Taralli, S; Treglia, G; Perotti, G; Graziano, P; Cardillo, G; Castaldi, P; Calcagni, Ml; Rufini, V; Giordano, A. - In: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 0363-9762. - 37:4(2012), pp. E91-E94. [10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182444252]
A Rare Case of Synchronous Bilateral Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumor Detected by Ga-68-DOTANOC PET/CT
Graziano P;
2012
Abstract
A 64-year-old man was referred to our center for metabolic characterization of 2 bilateral pulmonary lesions, incidentally detected at computed tomography (CT). F-18-FDG PET/CT scan showed a weak radiopharmaceutical uptake in both pulmonary lesions. A subsequent Ga-68-DOTANOC PET/CT showed intense radiopharmaceutical uptake in both pulmonary lesions. Subsequently, the patient underwent histopathological examinations of both lesions, which showed a synchronous well-differentiated pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (typical carcinoid tumor). This case reports a rare occurrence of synchronous pulmonary carcinoid, highlighting the role of different PET tracers for metabolic characterization of pulmonary nodules.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
