Positron emission tomography using 2-[(18)F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose in the diagnosis of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report.
The preoperative diagnosis of uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is very difficult. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is usually used for it; however, precise diagnosis by MR imaging is limited to typical LMS with coagulative tumor cell necrosis. We presented a case of LMS that was diagnosed preoperatively by positron emission tomography (PET) using 2-[(18)F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG).
Umesaki
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1, Kiimidera, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan. umesaki@wakayama-med.ac.jp
Tanaka
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Miyama
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M
Ogita
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Kawabe
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Okamura
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T
Koyama
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K
Ochi
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H
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18