title: The value of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of uterine intravenous leiomyomatosis extended into the right atrium.
abstract: Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) of the uterus is a rare neoplasm which usually occurs after hysterectomy. Due to its rarity and non-specific clinical manifestations, IVL is commonly misdiagnosed as malignant thrombus or thrombosis and treated inappropriately. Herein, we report an unusual case of a 51 years old woman with IVL without hysterectomy or abdominal manifestations. The IVL was detected in the right atrium. This case highlights the usefulness of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of IVL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hosipital, Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. shi.hongcheng@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Guobing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dengfeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Haixing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongcheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18