title: FDG PET/CT findings of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the stomach.
abstract: A 22-year-old man underwent an FDG PET/CT scan to evaluate possible malignancy due to melena and fever for 1 month. The images demonstrated intense FDG activity with an SUVmax of 24.6 in a large mass in the fundus of the stomach. Gastric malignant fibrous histiocytoma was histopathologically confirmed. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a high-grade and aggressive sarcoma, which usually occurs in the limbs or retroperitoneum. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma in the stomach is rare.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Digestive Diseases, †PET Center, and ‡Department of Pathology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Wanwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chuantao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Zhongwen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18