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Accidental nodule of the right pulmonary upper lobe (arrow).
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CT scan of the chest confirmed nodule presence, indicating the neoplastic nature, and also lower paratracheal (right), mediastinal para-aortic, and right pulmonary hilar lymphadenopathies (Figures 1 and 2).
Mediastinal lymphoadenopathies (arrow).
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CT scan of the chest confirmed nodule presence, indicating the neoplastic nature, and also lower paratracheal (right), mediastinal para-aortic, and right pulmonary hilar lymphadenopathies (Figures 1 and 2).
Accidental radiological finding of left renal mass (arrow).
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Then an abdominal CT scan was done with accidental finding of a neoplastic mass of 6 cm of maximum diameter in the left kidney (Figure 3).
Faintly 18F-FDG uptake of the right pulmonary upper lobe:SUVmax 1.3 (arrow).
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At the end of January 2012, five days after left vocal cord biopsy, the patient underwent a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan (blood glucose level at the administration of the tracer was 87 mg/dL) with diagnosis of faint tracer uptake of the already known right pulmonary nodule (SUVmax 1.3) and also diagnosis of only one right paratracheal suspicious lymphadenopathy (SUVmax 4.6) worthy of followup (Figures 4, 5, and 6).
Asymmetrical 18F-FDG uptake appreciable in larynx at PET/CT scan (arrow).
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At the end of January 2012, five days after left vocal cord biopsy, the patient underwent a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan (blood glucose level at the administration of the tracer was 87 mg/dL) with diagnosis of faint tracer uptake of the already known right pulmonary nodule (SUVmax 1.3) and also diagnosis of only one right paratracheal suspicious lymphadenopathy (SUVmax 4.6) worthy of followup (Figures 4, 5, and 6).
Right paratracheal suspicious lymphadenopathy at PET/CT scan:SUVmax 4.6 (arrow).
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At the end of January 2012, five days after left vocal cord biopsy, the patient underwent a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan (blood glucose level at the administration of the tracer was 87 mg/dL) with diagnosis of faint tracer uptake of the already known right pulmonary nodule (SUVmax 1.3) and also diagnosis of only one right paratracheal suspicious lymphadenopathy (SUVmax 4.6) worthy of followup (Figures 4, 5, and 6).