title: An unusual unilocular mesothelial cyst of the pleura: a case report.
abstract: A 79-year-old woman was found to have an abnormal shadow on chest radiography. Computed tomography demonstrated a pleural mass. The F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) was performed to determine whether the pleural mass was benign or malignant. The histologic examination of the resected mass showed a unilocular mesothelial cyst of the pleura. The FDG PET findings of a mesothelial cyst of the pleura have not yet been previously reported. The FDG PET findings of a mesothelial cyst in the pleura reflected the microscopic findings of the resected mass. The FDG PET findings, therefore, seem to be useful in the diagnosis of mesothelial cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. monzen.so@s9.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Monzen
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurose
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mito
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wadasaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishisaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004848:Epithelium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18