title: Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma: the role of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in monitoring response to treatment.
abstract: We report the case of 58-year-old man with pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma. He initially presented with cough, right-sided chest pain, and shortness of breath. Although the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism had been considered, chest radiograph and pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy showed a mass in the right hilum and no perfusion in the right lung. (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography (FDGPET) showed increased FDG uptake in the mass obstructing the right pulmonary artery. Fine-needle biopsy revealed a pathological diagnosis of pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma. The patient was successfully treated with radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. FDG-PET was used for monitoring the response to therapy.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
authors: Enrique Leonardo P
authors: EL
authors: Ote
authors: Noboru
authors: N
authors: Oriuchi
authors: Go
authors: G
authors: Miyashita
authors: Bishnuhari
authors: B
authors: Paudyal
authors: Tomohiro
authors: T
authors: Ishikita
authors: Yukiko
authors: Y
authors: Arisaka
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Higuchi
authors: Junko
authors: J
authors: Hirato
authors: Keigo
authors: K
authors: Endo
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