FDG uptake in abdominal mesh implant on FDG PET/CT.
A 50-year-old man with peritoneal angiosarcoma underwent total tumor excision along with removal of the total right rectus and medial part of the left rectus muscles 1 year earlier. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was performed for suspected recurrence. In the anterior abdominal wall extensive subcutaneous FDG uptake showing linear hypermetabolic zone on PET slices was noted. The patient had a history of a dual mesh implant, which consists of polypropylene and polyvinylidene fluoride for the reinforcement of the abdominal wall during the operation. PET/CT fusion image demonstrated that the finding was due to the dual mesh implant in the anterior abdominal wall most likely representing a foreign body reaction.
Yilmaz
Mustafa
M
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Gaziantep School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. yilmazmustafa@yahoo.com
Sevinc
Alper
A
Aybasti
Necdet
N
Celen
Zeki
Z
Zincirkeser
Sabri
S
D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016477:Artifacts; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18