title: FDG PET/CT findings in a case of myositis ossificans circumscripta of the forearm.
abstract: Myositis ossificans circumscripta (MOC) is a rare benign neoplasm located in soft tissues that, most of the time, appears after a local trauma. The positive diagnosis of MOC may be challenging on CT or MRI findings. We report on an atypical case of a spontaneous nontraumatic MOC in a 54-year-old man, located in the longus supinatus muscle diagnosed with MRI and F-18 FDG PET/CT findings. Rarely described F-18 FDG PET/CT features in MOC are presented. Pattern of avid FDG focus on PET/CT, that may wrongly suggest osteosarcoma, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, APHP, Paris, France. fredclare5@msn.com
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clarençon
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Larousserie
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babinet
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zylbersztein
authors.forename: Jean-Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: Khaldoun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerrou
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18