Pulmonary Amyloidoma Imitating Lung Cancer on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Abstract

Localized pulmonary amyloidosis forming a solitary mass known as “amyloidoma of the lung” is rare. Differentiation from lung cancer can be difficult due to suspicious features on CT and high 18F-FDG uptake. We present a case of a 77-year-old woman with an incidental lung lesion on abdominal CT. Further evaluation with chest CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT maintained the suspicion of lung cancer. However, histology revealed amyloidoma without signs of malignancy. Knowledge of imaging similarities between pulmonary amyloidomas and malignancies is important for interpreting 18F-FDG PET/CT of lung tumors; however, only biopsy can confirm the rare differential diagnosis such as pulmonary amyloidoma.