title: Pulmonary tumor embolus with high (18)FDG uptake mimicking lung metastasis from renal-cell cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IFO, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gio.leuzzi@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leuzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IFO, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IFO, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forcella
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, IFO, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Facciolo
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012074:Remission Induction; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18