Application value of 18F-FDGPET/CT in primary hemangiomatoid
fibrohistiocytoma of pulmonary bronchus: case report and literature
review
Abstract
Background:Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a
clinically rare low-grade malignant soft tissue tumor with occasional
metastasis,It accounts for 0.3% of all soft tissue tumors, and it
occurs most frequently in the extremities, followed by the trunk and
head and neck.Primary angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma of the pulmonary
bronchus is rare, In this paper, the clinical and imaging data of a case
of Primary angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma of the pulmonary bronchus
are reported and the literature is reviewed. Case description:A
57-year-old female patient developed cough without obvious inducement
six months ago, with paroxyspasms of dry cough, chest tightness and
shortness of breath, aggravating after activity.Laboratory tests
showed:C-reactive protein 50.9mg/L, ferritin 346ng/ml,
AFP<0.9ng/ml, CEA 3.45ng/mL,CA199 19.U/mL,CA125 10.50U/mL,CA50
10.60IU/ml,T-SPOT(-).Chest CT scan showed bronchial occlusion, attasis
and soft tissue density in the right middle lobe of the lung. Enhanced
scan showed uneven enhancement of endobronchial nodules.
18F-FDG PET/CT showed a density shadow of nodular soft
tissue in the right lung bronchus. The density was even and the boundary
was unclear. The size was about 2.2cm×2.5cm, and the uptake of
18F-FDG was higher than that of uniform uptake, the
maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) was 11.2.Bronchoscopy showed that
the mass was nodular or polypoid, nodular, yellow and tough.The results
of bronchoscopic biopsy showed:there were histocytes and dendritic cells
in the background of lymphocytes and plasma cells, and no components of
squamous cell carcinoma.According to the imaging diagnosis, the
preoperative diagnosis was inclined to lung cancer. Due to the obvious
symptoms of the patient, the family members and the patient requested
surgery, and the postoperative pathological diagnosis was Primary
angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma of the pulmonary bronchus.
Conclusion:The incidence of primary pulmonary AFH is very low,
its clinical manifestations and imaging findings lack characteristics,
and the final diagnosis still needs pathology.However, when middle-aged
and elderly patients were found to have soft tissue shadows in the
bronchus with clear boundaries and uneven density,the enhanced scan was
moderately to significantly enhanced,and high FDG uptake on PET/CT
scan,AFH should be considered,and surgical resection may be the best
treatment.In conclusion, this case report further broadens the spectrum
of lung and bronchial tumors.