Abstract
The authors report a clinical case of alveolar adenoma presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule which was positive to PET and deeply located in the lung. Few cases of alveolar adenomas have been reported in literature; these lesions are considered pulmonary neoplasms with benign behaviour, usually presenting as a peripheral or subpleural coin lesion; the PET activities of such neoplasms were unknown.The present clinical case was singular for the deep location of the nodule and its tight adhesion to left inferior pulmonary vein requiring a lobectomy. In addition, alveolar adenoma PET behaviour has been reported as light positivity.
Highlights
Alveolar adenoma is a rare lung neoplasm and few cases have been reported in literature
We report the first case of alveolar adenoma positive on Positron emission tomography (PET) scan, deeply located in left lower lobe
The exact number of case is unknown since these neoplasm have been confused with similar benign lesion, there are few cases reported
Summary
Background Alveolar adenoma is a rare lung neoplasm and few cases have been reported in literature. These neoplasms are usually located peripherally in the lung and their PET activities are unknown. We report the first case of alveolar adenoma positive on PET scan, deeply located in left lower lobe.
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