| 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography as a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of primary pulmonary artery sarcoma. | |
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PMID: 22241041 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Pulmonary artery sarcomas are rare, difficult-to-diagnose tumors that frequently mimic chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. We report the cases of two female patients with clinical signs of dyspnea and lung masses associated with pulmonary artery filling defects on chest CT angiography. We performed 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, which revealed increased radiotracer uptake in those lesions. Pulmonary artery sarcoma was subsequently confirmed by anatomopathological examination. We emphasize the importance of this type of tomography as a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of these tumors. |
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Olívia Meira Dias; Elisa Maria Siqueira Lombardi; Mauro Canzian; José Soares Júnior; Lucas de Oliveira Vieira; Mário Terra Filho |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia Volume: 37 ISSN: 1806-3756 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-1-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101222274 Medline TA: J Bras Pneumol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG; POR Pagination: 817-822 Citation Subset: - |
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Divisão de Pneumologia Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. |
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Tomografia por emissão de pósitrons com 18F fluordesoxiglicose como exame não invasivo para o diagnóstico de sarcomas primários de artéria pulmonar. |
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