title: A rare case of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma in a pediatric patient evaluated by (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: We describe a rare case of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma (PPSS) that occurred in a pediatric patient and evaluated by 18F-FDG PET/CT. A 14-year-old male patient underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for metabolic characterization of a left pulmonary mass which showed increased 18F-FDG uptake (SUVmax = 4.5). Based on this PET/CT finding, the patient underwent a CTguided biopsy which demonstrated the presence of a PPSS. Other sites of disease were excluded. 18F-FDG PET/CT may be useful for staging pediatric patients with PPSS.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treglia
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caldarella
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taralli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18