Recurrent hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: detection by FDG PET/CT.
A 38-year-old man underwent a resection of the left lobe of the liver resection for a solitary hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) was performed for surveillance. This demonstrated 2 foci of FDG uptake in the liver. These were resected and found to represent recurrent epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Because of the high FDG uptake in this tumor, FDG PET/CT should be evaluated for its utility in recurrence detection.
Lin
Eugene
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Department of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98111, USA. radecl@vmmc.org
Agoff
Nicholas
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D000328:Adult; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18