title: F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinomas in the bronchial tree are extremely rare tumors. Such tumors are classified into low-grade and high-grade on the basis of histological criteria. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) is a useful technique for the evaluation of pulmonary lesions; however, to our knowledge, F-18 FDG PET findings in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus have been described in only a few cases. Identifiable focal F-18 FDG uptake has been reported in high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, but it is unclear whether F-18 FDG accumulates in low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Here, we present the case of a 37-year-old woman, with pathologically proven low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, who underwent high-resolution computed tomography (CT) and F-18 FDG PET/CT before treatment.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan. tishizumi@hotmail.co.jp
authors.forename: Taichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizumi
authors.forename: Ukihide
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Shun-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18