Calcific Tendinosis: A Potential Mimicker of Malignancy on PET.
We report a case of a 53 year old female with breast cancer and elevated glucose activity at the left greater trochanter on PET imaging. Further imaging with CT and MRI showed that this focus of increased FDG activity on PET was calcific tendinosis of the gluteus medius tendon, which mimicked metastatic disease in this patient.
Jens
J
Vogel-Claussen
William
W
Morrison
Adam
A
Zoga
Diane
D
Bergin
Angela
A
Gopez
Laura M
LM
Fayad
CT, computed tomography; FDG, fluorodeoxyglucose; MDP, methylene diphosphonate; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET, positron emission tomography; SUV, standardized uptake value