Abstract
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) describes an infection of the upper aerodigestive tract by the human papilloma virus most commonly affecting the larynx with rare lung involvement in 1%-2% of affected patients. We describe an unusual case of a 28-year-old male patient with a longstanding history of RRP where a whole-body PET/CT obtained for disease staging revealed multiple cavitary pulmonary nodules in addition to the more typical tracheobronchial papillomas. In the case described herein, we report heterogeneous uptake of 18F-FDG among these RRP lesions, suggesting significant unexpected variability in the underlying metabolic behavior of these lesions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-389 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Unknown Journal |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging