Organizing Pneumonia With Intense 68Ga-FAPI Uptake Mimicking Lung Cancer on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT
Wenxin Tang, Junhao Wu, Songsong Yang, Qixin Wang, Yue Chen
Abstract
ABSTRACT: We report a case of organizing pneumonia, which revealed intense uptake on both 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI (fibroblast activation protein inhibitor) PET/CT. Our findings indicate that organizing pneumonia should be taken into consideration when diagnosing a cancer-like pulmonary mass with intense 68Ga-FAPI uptake.
Topics & Concepts
Organizing pneumoniaMedicineLung cancerPneumoniaPathologyRespiratory diseaseCryptogenic Organizing PneumoniaLungOncologyInternal medicineLung diseaseCancerPulmonary cancerPeptidase Inhibition and AnalysisOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsConnective tissue disorders research