Alveolar adenoma of the lung: unusual diagnosis of a lesion positive on PET scan. A case report

Volume: 7, Issue: 1
Published: Jan 3, 2012
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...
Paper Details
Title
Alveolar adenoma of the lung: unusual diagnosis of a lesion positive on PET scan. A case report
Published Date
Jan 3, 2012
Volume
7
Issue
1
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