title: Silicone Granuloma in the Buttocks Incidentally Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT 30 Years After Free Liquid Silicone Injections.
abstract: A 59-year-old transexual (male to female) patient presented with a squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. She underwent an F-FDG PET/CT for initial staging. The examination showed high F-FDG uptake of the primary lesion and a homolateral lymphadenopathy. Incidental heterogeneous uptake of round hyperdense lesions in the gluteal muscles and subcutaneous fat was visualized. The medical history revealed secondly that the patient had had free liquid silicone injections 30 years before the examination. Although the injection of free silicone is not practised since the 1980s, this incidental finding should prompt to check the patient's medical history over several decades.
authors.affiliation: From the Hôpitaux Universitaires Est Parisien, AP-HP Hôpital Tenon, Nuclear Medicine Department, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 06), Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohnona
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Amegnizin
authors.forename: Khaldoun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerrou
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006099:Granuloma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D063106:Transgender Persons
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012828:Silicones; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18