title: Clear cell "sugar" tumor of the lung: benign or malignant?
abstract: Clear cell "sugar" tumors of the lung are rare pulmonary tumors. This case study illustrates a patient who was found to have a persistent nodule in the left-upper lobe of the lung. Positron emission tomographic scanning showed mild-moderate 18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake. Based on these findings, a video-assisted resection of the tumor was undertaken. The mass was identified histologically, as a clear cell "sugar" tumor of the lung. This case report discusses the benign versus malignant nature of this rare tumor.
authors.affiliation: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Albert H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Olivencia-Yurvati
authors.forename: Abraham Elias
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D054973:Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Clear cell sugar tumor; Incidentaloma; Lung tumor; Rare tumor