Clinical Imaging
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 151-155, March 2011

Mucinous colloid adenocarcinoma of the lung with lymph node metastasis showing numerous punctate calcifications

Received 25 September 2009; received in revised form 10 March 2010; accepted 20 March 2010. published online 21 July 2010.

Abstract 

Mucinous colloid adenocarcinoma (MC) of the lung represents a rare but distinctive variant of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which usually shows favorable prognosis. We describe the case of a 70-year-old man who had a well-demarcated mass with numerous punctuate calcifications in the right middle lobe. Four months after surgery, multiple bone metastases were found and the poor prognosis was suggested. This is the first case of primary pulmonary MC with the characteristic imaging findings and the rare aggressive clinical feature.

Keywords: Mucinous colloid adenocarcinoma, Lung, Calcification, MRI, FDG-PET

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PII: S0899-7071(10)00104-X

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.05.003

Clinical Imaging
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 151-155, March 2011

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