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False positive in fluorodeoxyglucose-F18 positron emission tomography computed tomography scan of inferior vena cava leiomyoma in patient with a suspected paraganglioma.

Authors :
González Jiménez AD
Rodríguez Fernández A
Sánchez Sánchez R
Jaén Águila F
Mediavilla García JD
Llamas Elvira JM
Source :
Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular [Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol (Engl Ed)] 2020 Jan - Feb; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 27-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 15.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Leiomyomas are benign tumors derived from smooth muscle tissue that rarely present outside the uterus. These tumors do not usually show FDG uptake. We present the case of a patient with hypertension refractory to treatment and a lesion arising from inferior vena cava, that shows intense FDG uptake in PET/CT scan, suggestive of paraganglioma, with a final histological diagnosis of leiomyoma.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Sociedad Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English; Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
2253-8089
Volume :
39
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31740380
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.remn.2019.06.006