title: Case of uterine leiomyoma showing fludeoxyglucose uptake on F-18 fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
abstract: In order not to over treat uterine leiomyoma and to avoid overlooking uterine leiomyosarcoma, a highly reliable diagnostic method has been thought. Occasionally, it is difficult to discriminate uterine leiomyoma from uterine leiomyosarcoma. Recently positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been proved useful in assessing pelvic malignancies. We experienced a case of uterine leiomyoma showing increased F-18 fludeoxyglucose uptake on PET/CT in a postmenopausal woman. However, histological analysis demonstrated benign leiomyoma by the hysterectomy. Immunohistochemical analysis of glucose transporter-1 showed negative in leiomyoma. Our case indicates that uterine leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman may show false positive result of PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jee Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jee Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: In Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Byoung Ick
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D017698:Postmenopause; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18