title: Localized Airspace Consolidation of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Mimicking Malignant Lesions in 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging: One Case Report.
abstract: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare lung disease caused by diffuse, abnormal intra-alveolar surfactant accumulation. Here, we report a case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with heterogeneous accumulation of F-FDG in both lungs shown on the combined F-FDG PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of QingDao University Medical College, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Zeng-jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xin-Jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18