title: Usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CT in a case of Kaposi sarcoma with an unexpected bone lesion.
abstract: Bone lesions of Kaposi sarcoma are rare. A 56-year-old man who was HIV positive and was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma on the basis of the results of a biopsy of skin lesions, underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT scan for detecting Kaposi sarcoma lesions and other AIDS-related diseases. An abnormal uptake was observed in the lumbar spine. MRI showed a diffuse enhanced spine lesion, and Ga-67 and ²⁰¹Tl scanning were negative. As a result, the lesion was considered to be a Kaposi sarcoma, and the shrinkage of the lesion was noted after the therapy for Kaposi sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. mmoro@hosp.ncgm.go.jp
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morooka
authors.forename: Kimiteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
authors.forename: Katsuji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teruya
authors.forename: Kahehiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasuo
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shida
authors.forename: Rhogo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minamimoto
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18