title: Complete disappearance of uptake of FDG in the multifocal liver hemangioendothelioma after radioembolization therapy using yttrium-90 microspheres.
abstract: Hemangioendothelioma (HE) is an intermediate grade tumor that originates from vascular endothelium. It is rarely encountered in the liver as multifocal lesions. In the treatment of the hepatic HE, surgical resection, chemotherapy, interferon-alpha 2 therapy and liver transplantation have been described in the literature. Intra-arterial radioembolization therapy with yttrium-90 microsphere is an advanced and promising technique in the treatment of hepatic multifocal HEs. In this report, we aimed to present pre- and post-treatment radio-nuclear imaging features and to discuss radioembolization technique in a 56-year-old patient with multifocal liver HE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Battal
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alagoz
authors.forename: Veysel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Akgun
authors.forename: Selami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ustunsoz
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18