Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on F-18 FDG Positron Emission Tomography

A 67-year-old woman underwent fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) as staging for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue base. FDG PET showed moderate FDG accumulation within the lung bases correlating with honeycomb fibrosis on CT, in keeping with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis....

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2005-01, Vol.30 (1), p.27-27
Main Authors: Lyburn, Iain D, Lowe, John E, Wong, Wai L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Positron-Emission Tomography - methods
Pulmonary Fibrosis - complications
Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tongue Neoplasms - complications
Tongue Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A 67-year-old woman underwent fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) as staging for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue base. FDG PET showed moderate FDG accumulation within the lung bases correlating with honeycomb fibrosis on CT, in keeping with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. When diffuse pulmonary uptake is seen on FDG PET imaging, nonneoplastic causes should be considered.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-200501000-00008