Positron emission tomography: false positive result due to splenic uptake in an extension study in bronchial carcinoma. A case report.
Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases. Many tests and techniques are used in the staging of this disease, including positron emission tomography. This is probably the most recently introduced test and is capable of providing information on all the structures affected by malignancy. We present a case of a false positive result due to increased splenic uptake of the tracer.
Department of Internal Medicine, Elda General Hospital, Alicante, Spain. orts_dav@gva.es
David
D
Orts Giménez
Rosa
R
Jiménez Yáñez
Gaspar
G
Esquerdo Galiana
Antonia
A
Galán Dávila
Eleuterio
E
Llorca Martínez
Manuel
M
Díaz Castellano
Cristina
C
Llorca Ferrándiz
D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18