A rare case of primary pulmonary epithelioid angiosarcoma detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT

Giorgio Treglia; Giuseppe Cardillo; Paolo Graziano

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318292f3b3

A rare case of primary pulmonary epithelioid angiosarcoma detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT

Giorgio Treglia, Giuseppe Cardillo, Paolo Graziano

IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza

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We describe a rare case of primary pulmonary epithelioid angiosarcoma detected by F-FDG PET/CT. A 54-year-old female patient with history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma underwent F-FDG PET/CT for follow-up. PET/CT detected an area of increased F-FDG uptake corresponding to a 4-cm mass located in the inferior lobe of the left lung. Based on this PET/CT finding, the patient underwent left inferior pulmonary lobectomy. Histology demonstrated the presence of a pulmonary epithelioid angiosarcoma. Other sites of disease were excluded. In our case, F-FDG PET/CT has been useful in detecting and staging this rare primary pulmonary tumor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	450-452
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	39
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e318292f3b3
Publication status	Published - May 1 2014

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Treglia, G., Cardillo, G., & Graziano, P. (2014). A rare case of primary pulmonary epithelioid angiosarcoma detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 39(5), 450-452. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e318292f3b3

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