title: [A case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver: detection by FDG-PET].
abstract: A 57 year-old woman was admitted for focal accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the liver detected by positron emission tomography (PET). A 25- mm hypovascular tumor was detected by computed tomography. Tumor biopsy revealed many atypical cells with positive staining for factor VIII-related-antigen in sinusoids. Right lobectomy was performed and the tumor was diagnosed as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) pathologically. We demonstrated that FDG-PET was useful for the diagnosis of EHE and making deciding on therapeutic strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center. skatsush@kyotolan.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katsushima
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komeda
authors.forename: Bunji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizumoto
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: Eishi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Syuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.forename: Masamitsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashiba
authors.forename: Teruko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomono
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Esaka
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Takama
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minamiguchi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18