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PET-CT scan showing no FDG uptake in the pleura.
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During follow-up at our hospital, we observed a nodule in the upper lobe of the right lung, showing high 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake [Primary tumor standardized uptake value (SUV)max = 12.4] on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) (Figure 1).
CT scan showing pneumothorax and centrilobular nodular shadows with ipsilateral increasing pleural effusion.
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A CT scan showed increased pleural effusion with pneumothorax and new centrilobular nodular shadows in contact with the pleura (Figure 2).