TABLE 2

Characteristics of 8 Subjects with Positive 18F-FDG PET Findings

Age (y)SexCT findingsLung biopsyLung pathologyLocation of 18F-FDG uptakeSUVmax
64FMultiple nodulesTransthoracic needleMALT lymphoma with plasmacytic differentiation, amyloidMultiple nodules5.2
78FNodule with satellite nodularitySurgicalMALT lymphoma with plasmacytic differentiation, amyloidSingle nodule6.7
67MMultiple nodules, mediastinal and hilar adenopathySurgicalNodular amyloidMultiple nodules and intrathoracic lymph nodes2.1
73FMultiple nodules, bronchiectasisSurgicalMALT lymphoma with plasmacytic differentiation, amyloidSingle nodule5.7
69FInterstitial/septal thickening, pleural massBronchoscopic; transthoracic needleInterstitial amyloid; plasmacytoma with amyloidPleural mass (plasmacytoma)7.2
54FMultiple nodulesSurgicalNodular amyloidSingle nodule3.2
75FMultiple cysts, nodulesBronchoscopicAmyloidSingle nodule2.6
75MNoduleSurgicalMALT lymphoma with plasmacytic differentiation, amyloidSingle nodule3.1