[Positron emission tomography in a patient with Von Recklinghausen disease and left dorsal neurofibrosarcoma].
The development of neurofibrosarcomas in patients with Von Recklinghausen disease is a rare complication that can appear in the daily clinical practice. We report a clinical case with Von Recklinghausen disease and recurrence of a left dorsal neurofibrosarcoma diagnosed by Positron Emission Tomography with fluorine-18-fluoro-deoxyD-glucose (FDG-PET). We believe this work is important due to the relatively uncommon clinical presentation and the discussion on the utility of 18-FDG PET and other conventional imaging methods in the diagnosis of this entity.
Ruíz-Hernández
G
G
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid. Spain. focuscan@teleline.es
Hornedo-Muguiro
J
J
Salinas-Hernández
P
P
Pérez-Castejón
M J
MJ
Lapeña-Gutiérrez
L
L
Montz-Andrée
R
R
Carreras-Delgado
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018319:Neurofibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18