title: A rare case of pulmonary malignant granular cell tumor detected with 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging.
abstract: Malignant granular cell tumor is rarely involved in the lungs. We present a rare case with 18F-FDG PET/CT images showing a hypermetabolic lesion in the lower lobe of the left lung with posterior mediastinum invasion. Histopathologic study proved it as malignant granular cell tumor.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital; and †PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Ai-ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Meng-jie
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Li-ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Li-jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiao-gang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-ying
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18