| Diagnosis of benign solitary fibrous tumors by positron emission tomography. | |
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PMID: 15646769 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An 80-year-old male presented with dyspnea so severe that he could not perform the activities of daily living. Chest radiography and computed tomography of the chest demonstrated a 30-cm left chest mass extending inferiorly to displace the left kidney and spleen. Three incisional biopsies yielded inconclusive results. Positron emission tomography (PET) with fluorodeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) ruled out malignancy, so a curative excisional biopsy was performed. We conclude that FDG PET is a crucial component of the initial evaluation of patients with solitary pulmonary masses. FDG PET has high sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value in the diagnostic clarification of radiologically indeterminate pulmonary lesions. |
Authors:
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Mohab Alexander; Stephen Yang; Rex Yung; James Robert Brasic; Harpreet Pannu |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Southern medical journal Volume: 97 ISSN: 0038-4348 ISO Abbreviation: South. Med. J. Publication Date: 2004 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-01-13 Completed Date: 2005-02-15 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404522 Medline TA: South Med J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1264-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. malexan@jhmi.edu |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / diagnostic use Humans Male Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / radionuclide imaging* Pleural Neoplasms / radionuclide imaging Positron-Emission Tomography* Thoracic Neoplasms / radionuclide imaging* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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63503-12-8/Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 |
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