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Mediastinal Hemangioma Mimicking as Bronchial NET.

Authors :
Kar, Siven
Gupta, Harshita
Shaikh, Nusrat
Lele, Vikram
Source :
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine. May/Jun2024, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p213-215. 3p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

We present a rare case of mediastinal capillary hemangioma in a 54-year-old female. She presented with back pain in the left suprascapular region, and the chest radiograph revealed left pleural effusion. On further workup with high-resolution computed tomography (CT) chest, a hypervascular pleural-based neoplastic lesion in the left upper hemithorax with gross left pleural effusion and subtotal collapse of the left lung was identified. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT was suggestive of a weakly metabolic well-defined pleural-based soft tissue lesion in the left upper hemithorax along the mediastinal side. Neuroendocrine tumor was suspected. 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT was advised, which showed intense uptake in the lesion. The mass was resected completely. Histopathological examination established the final diagnosis as benign vascular tumor consistent with a capillary hemangioma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09723919
Volume :
39
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
180414965
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_29_24