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Tracheobronchial FDG Uptake in Primary Amyloidosis Detected by PET/CT.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21716033     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis is a rare manifestation of the disease and has never been described with FDG PET/CT. In this study, we report a case of a 70-year-old man with increasing dyspnea, a right pleural effusion, a tracheobronchial circumferential wall thickening, and a mediastinal fat infiltration on CT scan. FDG PET/CT revealed intense tracheobronchial uptake associated with mediastinal and intra-abdominal fat uptake. Bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy with biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of primary amyloidosis and excluded malignancy. FDG PET/CT could be useful for the evaluation of tracheobronchial amyloidosis metabolic activity and follow-up.
Authors:
Michael Soussan; Matthieu-John Ouvrier; Gabriel Pop; Jean-Louis Galas; Alain Neuman; Pierre Weinmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical nuclear medicine     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1536-0229     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Nucl Med     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7611109     Medline TA:  Clin Nucl Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  723-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the Nuclear Medicine Department, Avicenne Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France.
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