Imaging an intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumor with CT and F-18 FDG PET/CT

Takayoshi Shinya, MD, PhD; Yoshihisa Masaoka, MD, PhD; Motohiro Sando, MD; Shin Tanabe, MD; Soichiro Okamoto, MD; Hiroki Ihara, MD, PhD; Takehiro Tanaka, MD, PhD; Shinji Otani, MD, PhD; Takao Hiraki, MD, PhD; Susumu Kanazawa, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Jun 2019)

Imaging an intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumor with CT and F-18 FDG PET/CT

Takayoshi Shinya, MD, PhD,
Yoshihisa Masaoka, MD, PhD,
Motohiro Sando, MD,
Shin Tanabe, MD,
Soichiro Okamoto, MD,
Hiroki Ihara, MD, PhD,
Takehiro Tanaka, MD, PhD,
Shinji Otani, MD, PhD,
Takao Hiraki, MD, PhD,
Susumu Kanazawa, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Takayoshi Shinya, MD, PhD: Department of Pediatric Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; Corresponding author.
Yoshihisa Masaoka, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Motohiro Sando, MD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Shin Tanabe, MD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Soichiro Okamoto, MD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Hiroki Ihara, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Takehiro Tanaka, MD, PhD: Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Shinji Otani, MD, PhD: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Takao Hiraki, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Susumu Kanazawa, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 6
pp. 755 – 758

Abstract

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Intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are extremely rare neoplasms. We report a case of an intrapulmonary SFT and describe the findings of computed tomography (CT) and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. The case indicates that a benign intrapulmonary SFT can present as a ground-glass nodule in the early stages of disease and may appear as a well-defined, lobular, homogeneously enhanced mass with slow growth on chest CT images. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the natural course of an intrapulmonary SFT over 16 years based on the findings of chest CT and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT. Keywords: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT), Intrapulmonary, Computed tomography (CT)

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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