[A case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver: detection by FDG-PET].
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.
Katsushima
Shinji
S
Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center. skatsush@kyotolan.hosp.go.jp
Komeda
Toshiki
T
Endoh
Bunji
B
Mizumoto
Yoshinori
Y
Watanabe
Toru
T
Shima
Nobuko
N
Adachi
Eishi
E
Kitaoka
Syuji
S
Hashiba
Masamitsu
M
Tomono
Teruko
T
Esaka
Naoki
N
Ohta
Yoshiyuki
Y
Tanaka
Yoshihito
Y
Morimoto
Hiroyuki
H
Kuroda
Eriko
E
Ohta
Rei
R
Maekawa
Takama
T
Minamiguchi
Sachiko
S
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
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18