1. High 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake in adult-type rhabdomyoma of the larynx.
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Hung, Kuo-Wei, Chen, Hsiao-Yun, Wang, Jia Joanna, Cheng, Hsueh-Chien, Wu, Ming-Syuan, and Chan, Leong-Perng
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MUSCLE tumors ,RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS ,MICROSURGERY ,LARYNGEAL tumors ,DEOXY sugars ,COMPUTED tomography ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,POSITRON emission tomography ,LARYNGOSCOPY ,DYSPNEA ,HISTOLOGY - Abstract
Rhabdomyomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors of the skeletal muscles and uncommon in the head and neck region. Laryngeal rhabdomyomas are much rarer. We present the case of a 32-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital for shortness of breath due to pneumothorax. As otolaryngologists, we were consulted for a soft tissue tumor over the left side of the larynx that was accidentally found on the chest computed tomography (CT). The patient underwent laryngomicrosurgery for tumor biopsy, and histological examination revealed a laryngeal rhabdomyoma. After the operation, magnetic resonance imaging of the neck was performed and the tumor was suspected as rhabdomyosarcoma. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) showed an 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-avid soft tissue mass on the left side of the larynx. After complete tumor removal via transoral laser microsurgery, no recurrence was reported for 5 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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