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Vol.38 No.2 contents | Japanese/English |
- Case Report -
A Case of Cryptococcosis of the Lung Showing a High Uptake Focus on FDG-PET Scan
Kimito Orino, Mitsuo Kawamura, Yoshiro Sazawa and Ichiro SuzukiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nakadohri General Hospital
A 76-year-old woman was admitted with an abnormal chest shadow. Chest X-ray examination showed a small nodule with pleural indentation in the left lower lobe. The F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan showed high uptake in the tumor. The tumor was resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and diagnosed as cryptococcosis. Antimycotic agent was administered postoperatively for 12 months. The FDG-PET scan is a useful technique for the diagnosis of peripherally located lung cancer. However, there are some false positive cases in granulomatous disease, as in this case.
key words: Pulmonary cryptococcosis, FDG, PET, Lung cancer
Received: December 11, 1997
Accepted: January 30, 1998
JJLC 38 (2): 145-148, 1998
