Abstract
Diffuse idiopathic endocrine neoplasia of the lung (DIPNECH) is a rare disease characterized by proliferation of neuroendocrine cells in the bronchial wall. Less than 20 cases of DIPNECH have been reported in imaging literature. We present here a case of histopathologically diagnosed DIPNECH with diffusely increased In-octreotide uptake in both lungs.
MeSH terms
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Bronchi / diagnostic imaging
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Bronchi / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Hyperplasia / diagnostic imaging*
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Lung / diagnostic imaging
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Lung / pathology
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Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Middle Aged
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Multimodal Imaging
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Neuroendocrine Cells / diagnostic imaging*
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Neuroendocrine Cells / pathology
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Radiopharmaceuticals*
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Somatostatin / analogs & derivatives*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Somatostatin
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pentetreotide