AI Article Synopsis
- Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC) is a rare type of lung cancer that typically shows increased metabolic activity on 18 F-FDG PET/CT scans.* -
- There is a lack of reported increased somatostatin receptor expression in PMEC tumors, which are commonly evaluated using PET imaging.* -
- A case study of a 15-year-old boy is highlighted, where PMEC showed significant uptake on a 68 Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT scan, resembling a typical lung carcinoid.*
Article Abstract
Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC) is a rare pulmonary neoplasm. Although 18 F-FDG PET/CT has been shown to present with increased metabolic activity in PMEC, literature does not report increased somatostatin receptor expression in these tumors. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy where PMEC mimicked a typical carcinoid of the lung on DOTANOC PET/CT by showing significant uptake on 68 Ga-DOTANOC.
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