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Integrated PET/CT of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications

Semin Chong1, Kyung Soo Lee1, Byung-Tae Kim2, Joon Young Choi2, Chin A Yi1, Myung Jin Chung1, Dae-Kun Oh1 and Ji-Young Lee1

1 Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 135-710.
2 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.


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  		Fig. 1A —23-year-old man with typical carcinoid with little 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 1). Transverse unenhanced CT scan (5-mm section thickness, 80 mA) obtained through right middle lung zone shows 32-mm central mass (arrows) occupying right bronchus intermedius. Punctuate calcifications (arrowheads) are evident.

 

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  		Fig. 1B —23-year-old man with typical carcinoid with little 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 1). and C, FDG PET (B) and integrated PET/CT (C) scans show little FDG uptake (arrows) within tumor (maximum standardized uptake value, 3.2)

 

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  		Fig. 1C —23-year-old man with typical carcinoid with little 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 1). FDG PET (B) and integrated PET/CT (C) scans show little FDG uptake (arrows) within tumor (maximum standardized uptake value, 3.2)

 

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  		Fig. 2A —42-year-old woman with atypical carcinoid with little 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 7). Transverse unenhanced CT scan (1-mm section thickness, 180 mA) obtained at level of left inferior pulmonary vein shows 12-mm nodule (arrow) in left lower lobe.

 

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  		Fig. 2B —42-year-old woman with atypical carcinoid with little 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 7). Transverse contrast-enhanced CT scan (5-mm section thickness, 180 mA) obtained 10-mm superior to A shows enlarged lymph nodes (arrows) in left hilum.

 

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  		Fig. 2C —42-year-old woman with atypical carcinoid with little 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 7). PET scan obtained at level between A and B shows little FDG uptake within primary tumor (arrow) (maximum standardized uptake value, 1.7) and considerable FDG uptake within left hilar lymph node (arrowhead) (maximum standardized uptake value, 11.2).

 

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  		Fig. 3A —51-year-old man with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with high 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 16). Transverse contrast-enhanced CT scan (5-mm section thickness, 180 mA) obtained at level of distal left main bronchus shows 45-mm mass (arrows) encircling apicoposterior segmental bronchus in left upper lobe.

 

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  		Fig. 3B —51-year-old man with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with high 18F-FDG uptake (Table 1, patient 16). Integrated PET/CT scan shows high FDG uptake within tumor (maximum standardized uptake value, 13.4).

 

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  		Fig. 4A —78-year-old man with small cell lung cancer manifesting as solitary pulmonary nodule (Table 2, patient 11). Transverse CT scan (5-mm section thickness, 180 mA) obtained with lung window at level of aortic arch shows 15-mm nodule (arrow) in left upper lobe.

 

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  		Fig. 4B —78-year-old man with small cell lung cancer manifesting as solitary pulmonary nodule (Table 2, patient 11). Integrated PET/CT scan shows high 18F-FDG uptake within tumor (arrow) (maximum standardized uptake value, 8.1).

 

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  		Fig. 5A —49-year-old man with rib metastasis from large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (Table 1, patient 17). Rib metastasis was detected only with integrated PET/CT. Contrast-enhanced transverse CT scan (5-mm section thickness, 180 mA) obtained with mediastinal window at level of distal bronchus intermedius shows lobulated mass (arrow) in left hilar area with enlarged lymph nodes (arrowhead) in subcarinal area.

 

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  		Fig. 5B —49-year-old man with rib metastasis from large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (Table 1, patient 17). Rib metastasis was detected only with integrated PET/CT. CT scan obtained at same time as A shows no abnormality in FDG uptake area. Bone scan (not shown) also did not suggest rib metastasis. Thus patient underwent follow-up CT examination without tissue confirmation.

 

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  		Fig. 5C —49-year-old man with rib metastasis from large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (Table 1, patient 17). Rib metastasis was detected only with integrated PET/CT. Transverse PET scan obtained at same time as A and B shows increased 18F-FDG uptake (arrow) suggestive of rib metastasis in posterior arc of left third rib.

 

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  		Fig. 5D —49-year-old man with rib metastasis from large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (Table 1, patient 17). Rib metastasis was detected only with integrated PET/CT. Follow-up CT scan obtained at similar level to and 6 months after B and C shows bone destruction and soft-tissue lesion (arrows) at previous FDG uptake area.

 

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