Nodular nongranulomatous vasculitis of the lung detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_00B976A2BF04
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Title
Nodular nongranulomatous vasculitis of the lung detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Journal
Clinical nuclear medicine
Author(s)
Treglia G., Collarino A., Lago M., Rindi G., Giordano A.
ISSN
1536-0229 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0363-9762
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
3
Pages
e148-51
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
We report a case of a nodular nongranulomatous vasculitis of the lung detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT. A 51-year-old woman with fever of unknown origin underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT, which showed multiple and bilateral pulmonary nodules at CT scan with increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the largest one (20 mm in diameter). On the basis of the PET/CT findings, the patient was referred for excisional biopsy of the largest pulmonary nodules suspicious for neoplastic disease. Histological examination demonstrated the presence of an obliterative vasculitis with interstitial pulmonary perivascular inflammation.

Keywords
Female, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Humans, Lung/blood supply, Lung/diagnostic imaging, Middle Aged, Multimodal Imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vasculitis/diagnostic imaging, Vasculitis/pathology, Vasculitis/physiopathology
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Web of science
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20/08/2019 13:23
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