title: Pulmonary talcosis caused by methadone misuse and mimicking primary lung cancer. FDG-PET/CT findings.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: cristiano.carbonelli@asmn.re.it.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carbonelli
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rapicetta
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Advanced Technology, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casali
authors.affiliation: PET/CT and Thyroid Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treglia
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiology, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lococo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone