Research Article

Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT Combined with Lung HRCT in Diagnosis of Solitary Pulmonary Intravascular Metastasis

Table 1

Demographic, clinical data, and imaging data of 13 patients with pulmonary tumor thrombosis.

Patient no.Age (y)SexPrimary tumorRespiratory symptomsMetastasis no.LocationSUVmaxLength (mm)Pulmonary vascular morphologyFollow-up

158FLungNone1RUL1.15.2NormalLymphatic metastasis
257MLungCough1LLL3.211.8ThickeningTumor recurrence and organ metastasis
353MLungNone1RUL2.724.1ThickeningNo tumor recurrence or new metastasis
457FCervicalNone2RUL/LUL5.4/4.322.7/23.7ThickeningTumor recurrence
545FCervicalNone1RUL1.26.2ThickeningLymphatic metastasis
630FCervicalNone2RUL/RUL1.5/1.25.1/7.4ThickeningNo tumor recurrence or new metastasis
745FRectalNone1LLL1.99.8ThickeningLymphatic metastasis
838FBreastNone1RML1.38.2ThickeningOrgan metastasis
974MEsophagealAsthma2RUL/LLL3.0/2.09.9/7.1ThickeningLymphatic metastasis and organ metastasis
1059MEsophagealNone1LUL1.16.2NormalTumor recurrence and lymphatic metastasis
1160FGastricNone1LUL3.813.2ThickeningLymphatic metastasis
1259MPancreaticNone2RUL/RUL1.1/1.35.2/6.6ThickeningOrgan metastasis
1359FPancreaticNone1RLL4.19.1ThickeningTumor recurrence and lymphatic metastasis

F, female; M, male; RUL, right upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; LUL, left upper lobe; LLL, left lower lobe.