title: 18F-FDG PET/CT Demonstrating Malignant Degeneration of a Uterine Fibroid.
abstract: Whereas benign leiomyoma of the uterus (fibroid) is very common, malignant degeneration of such fibroids to leiomyosarcoma is rare. Anatomical imaging with CT or MRI cannot differentiate between larger leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma. Imaging with F-FDG PET/CT can be helpful in differentiating the two. High-grade F-FDG uptake in uterine fibroids is suspected and warrants surgical excision for further evaluation. We present such as case of a 42-year-old premenopausal woman where F-FDG PET/CT helped in making the diagnosis of malignant degeneration of uterine fibroid.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Punit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18