title: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in a patient with esophageal and genital leiomyomatosis.
abstract: Diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis is a rare benign tumor, which can be associated with leiomyoma in female genital tracts involving the uterus, vagina, and vulva. Alport syndrome, an inherited disorder that includes the kidneys, eyes, and sensorineural hearing loss, is also rarely associated with these multiple leiomyomatosis. In our case, (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography was used to distinguish esophageal and genital leiomyomatosis from malignant masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Sil
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Deog-Yoon
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18