Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Mimicking Hematogeneous Metastases in an Immuocompetent Patient: Value of Absent 18F-Fluorodeoxylucose Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography/CT Scan
Korean Journal of Radiology
; : 540-543, 2013.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The radiologic appearance of multiple discrete pulmonary nodules in immunocompetent patients, with cryptococcal infection, has been rarely described. We describe a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis, presenting with bilaterally and randomly distributed nodules on a computed tomography, mimicking hematogeneous metastases. Positron emission tomography does not demonstrate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake, suggesting a low probability for malignancy, which is a crucial piece of information for clinicians when making a management decision. We find the absence of FDG uptake correlates with the pathologic finding of an infectious nodule, composed of fibrosis and necrosis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Cryptococcosis
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
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Multimodal Imaging
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Immunocompetence
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Lung Diseases, Fungal
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article