Table 1 Patient characteristics and other details
Case number | Age/sex | Symptoms | CT findings | Bronchoscopy | Bronchoscopic biopsy | FDG PET-CT scan | DOTATOC PET-CT scan | Operative procedure | Final diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14/F | C, D × 1 year | 27 × 16 mm mass occluding the left main bronchus. | Infiltrative growth occluding the left main bronchus | Inconclusive | Uptake positive (SUVmax 4.4) (Figure 1) | No significant uptake (Figure 2) | Sleeve resection of left main bronchus | Low-grade MEC |
2 | 21/M | C, D × 1 year | 10 × 10 mm mass in the right main bronchus | Polypoidal mass in the right main bronchus | Low-grade MEC | Uptake positive (SUVmax 3.2) | No significant uptake | No surgery yet | Low-grade MEC |
3 | 24/M | C, H × 1 year | 35 × 38 mm mass in right main bronchus going up to the carina | Polypoidal growth starting at carina and occluding right main bronchus | ?Neuroendocrine tumor | Uptake positive (SUVmax 3.9) | No significant uptake | Right pneumonectomy with carinal resection | Low-grade MEC |