title: Positron emission tomography using 2-[(18)F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose in the diagnosis of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1, Kiimidera, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan. umesaki@wakayama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Umesaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogita
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18