Published October 2021
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Journal article
Granulomatous lung nodule mimicking as metastasis on F18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in a case of adrenocortical carcinoma
Creators
- 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai (India)
- 2. Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai (India)
Description
A variety of fungal pulmonary infections can produce radiologic findings that mimic malignancy. Distinguishing these infectious lesions from malignancy remains challenging for physicians. We describe one such case where fungal lung nodule mimicked metastasis on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan. (author)
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 453-454
- ISSN
- 0972-3919
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 53023970
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY