Increased uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose due to Mycobacterium avium complex in a solitary pulmonary nodule.
A 59-year-old woman with a history of both breast and lung cancer developed a new 1.5 cm solitary pulmonary nodule on computed tomography (CT) scan. The nodule had increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) with a standard uptake value (SUV) of 3.4. A CT guided biopsy was performed, and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) was identified. PET scans have become an important part of the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of cancer. Even in individuals at considerable risk for cancer with a solitary nodule demonstrating increased FDG uptake, further diagnostic evaluation and needle biopsy might receive consideration prior to surgical intervention.
Schmeeckle
Kellie D
KD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Yankelevitz
David
D
Kim
Jin W
JW
Sartor
Oliver
O
D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000378:metabolism*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18