title: Clavus detected incidentally by positron emission tomography with computed tomography.
abstract: This is the first report showing that positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) can detect clavus. A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma on her left inguinal region was investigated by whole-body PET/CT. The imaging showed some 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake at the right lateral foot. There had been a clavus in exactly the same region. Every dermatologist, radiologist and oncologist needs to know about this finding for making an accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. dainichi@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Teruki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dainichi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Masutaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002145:Callosities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051598:Whole Body Imaging