title: Usefulness of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans on treatment with imatinib.
abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare locally aggressive tumor with distant metastases being unusual. We present a case of metastatic DFSP treated with imatinib showing complete metabolic response to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Raghava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vamshi Krishna
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Muddu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sameera
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anantamakula
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Indus Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Satya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sri
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; imatinib; response evaluation