Unexpected gallium uptake in benign pulmonary pathology. Report of two cases.
Two cases in which pulmonary gallium uptake was demonstrated in benign conditions are reported. In one, the abnormality permitted localization of a benign mesothelioma, while in the other patient it was associated with pulmonary fibrosis resulting from therapeutic irradiation. These cases extend the causes of gallium accumulation in which neither malignancy nor infection is responsible.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes