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PET-CT Imaging and Reality

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Pathology & Oncology Research

Abstract

The spectrum of human diseases caused by members of the Aspergillus genus is extensive. It ranges from allergic reactions to colonization of preexisting pulmonary cavities to invasion and destruction of lung parenchyma with pyemic spread to brain, skin, and other organs, causing rapid death. The immune status of the host is a crucial factor in determining the phenotype and severity of the disease. In this case report Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CNPA), a rare, locally- or semi-invasive variant of pulmonary Aspergillosis, mimicking lung metastasis is presented. The 60-year-old male patient had earlier received multiple cycles of systemic chemotherapy due to colorectal carcinoma. Our case report focuses on the benefits and the possible disadvantages of PET-CT imaging in CNPA.

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Abbreviations

CNPA:

chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis

FDG:

18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose

PET:

positron emission tomography

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Baranya County Hospital, 2 Rákóczi street, Pécs, 7623, Hungary

    Zoltan Baliko & Veronika Sarosi

  2. Department of Oncology, Baranya County Hospital, Pécs, Hungary

    Zsuzsanna Varga

  3. Department of Pathology, Baranya County Hospital, Pécs, Hungary

    Geza Hegedus

  4. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Szent Imre Hospital, Pozitron—Diagnostics Ltd., Budapest, Hungary

    Peter Molnar & Szabolcs Szakall

  5. 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, University of Pécs, Medical School, 2 Rákóczi street, Pécs, 7623, Hungary

    Miklos Balazs Illes

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Baliko, Z., Sarosi, V., Illes, M.B. et al. PET-CT Imaging and Reality. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 17, 393–395 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-010-9299-x

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