Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT
In patients with suspicion of lung malignancy, FDG PET/CT is frequently used as a diagnostic and staging imaging modality. However, false positive findings are not uncommon. We demonstrate a case with FDG-avid pulmonary nodules, mimicking lung cancer. After histopathological examination they appeare...
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| author | J. C. Fanggiday R. W. Rouse S. M. Collard M. J. de Haas J. M. H. de Klerk |
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| description | In patients with suspicion of lung malignancy, FDG PET/CT is frequently used as a diagnostic and staging imaging modality. However, false positive findings are not uncommon. We demonstrate a case with FDG-avid pulmonary nodules, mimicking lung cancer. After histopathological examination they appeared to be the result of persistent inflamed tissue, due to talcage pleurodesis, which occurred 48 years ago. We concluded that, nearly five decades after talcage pleurodesis, there can still be an ongoing inflammation reaction in the pleurae, which can be detected by FDG PET/CT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cd95ec6fb424c70bac6976aa32233312025-02-03T05:44:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/686153686153Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CTJ. C. Fanggiday0R. W. Rouse1S. M. Collard2M. J. de Haas3J. M. H. de Klerk4Department of Nuclear Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Utrechtseweg 160, 3818 ES Amersfoort, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pathology, Meander Medical Center, Utrechtseweg 160, 3818 ES Amersfoort, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pulmonology, Meander Medical Center, Utrechtseweg 160, 3818 ES Amersfoort, The NetherlandsDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Utrechtseweg 160, 3818 ES Amersfoort, The NetherlandsDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Meander Medical Center, Utrechtseweg 160, 3818 ES Amersfoort, The NetherlandsIn patients with suspicion of lung malignancy, FDG PET/CT is frequently used as a diagnostic and staging imaging modality. However, false positive findings are not uncommon. We demonstrate a case with FDG-avid pulmonary nodules, mimicking lung cancer. After histopathological examination they appeared to be the result of persistent inflamed tissue, due to talcage pleurodesis, which occurred 48 years ago. We concluded that, nearly five decades after talcage pleurodesis, there can still be an ongoing inflammation reaction in the pleurae, which can be detected by FDG PET/CT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/686153 |
| spellingShingle | J. C. Fanggiday R. W. Rouse S. M. Collard M. J. de Haas J. M. H. de Klerk Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT |
| title_full | Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT |
| title_fullStr | Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT |
| title_short | Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT |
| title_sort | persistent inflammation in pulmonary granuloma 48 years after talcage pleurodesis detected by fdg pet ct |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/686153 |
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