title: Varying degrees of FDG uptake in multiple benign neurofibromas on PET/CT.
abstract: We report fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) findings of three neurofibromas in the mediastinum and neck in a 26-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1. PET/CT scans demonstrated varying degrees of FDG uptake with maximum standard uptake values (SUV(max)) of 5.3, 1.8 and 3.2 for left lower neck, left paratracheal and right paravertebral masses, respectively. Surgical resections were carried out and histopathology confirmed three benign neurofibromas with various tissue components and cellularities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 93 Ji-dong, Paldal-gu, 442-723 Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18