F-18-FDG-PET/CT leads to diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia where recurrent metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma was suspected

Amy E. Vinson; Veronica Solis; Hadyn T. Williams; Beverly Bell

doi:10.1097/01.rlu.0000259630.99988.d3

F-18-FDG-PET/CT leads to diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia where recurrent metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma was suspected

Amy E. Vinson, Veronica Solis, Hadyn T. Williams, Beverly Bell

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An 11-year-old male was referred for a 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan (FDG PET/CT) after a CT scan done for restaging of a treated abdominal rhabdomyosarcoma showed a residual abdominal mass. Functional PET imaging showed no active tumor in the abdominal mass, and a right middle lobe lung nodule, which was FDG-avid, and highly suspicious for metastatic disease. A biopsy of the lung nodule revealed cryptococcal pneumonia. The patient was treated for cryptococcal pneumonia and avoided an unnecessary abdominal exploratory laparotomy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	401-403
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine
Volume	32
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.rlu.0000259630.99988.d3
State	Published - May 2007

Keywords

Cryptococcal pneumonia
FDG
PET
PET/CT
Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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F-18-FDG-PET/CT leads to diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia where recurrent metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma was suspected

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