Abstract
Mucoepidermoid carcinomas in the bronchial tree are extremely rare tumors. Such tumors are classified into low-grade and high-grade on the basis of histological criteria. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) is a useful technique for the evaluation of pulmonary lesions; however, to our knowledge, F-18 FDG PET findings in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus have been described in only a few cases. Identifiable focal F-18 FDG uptake has been reported in high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, but it is unclear whether F-18 FDG accumulates in low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Here, we present the case of a 37-year-old woman, with pathologically proven low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, who underwent high-resolution computed tomography (CT) and F-18 FDG PET/CT before treatment.
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Ishizumi, T., Tateishi, U., Watanabe, Si. et al. F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus. Ann Nucl Med 21, 299–302 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-007-0018-y
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