title: Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Findings of Post Traumatic Lymphangioma in a Young Adult Male.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 34-year-old male, who underwent a fluorine-18 fluoro deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan 7 years after trauma for the evaluation of multifocal masses in the right iliac and right inguinal areas. CT findings showed multifocal low density masses and18F-FDG PET revealed slightly increased uptake (maximum standardized uptake value [SUVmax] 3.1). These findings did not exclude the possibility of a benign or malignant lesion. To achieve differential diagnosis, partial surgical excision was performed and a pathologic examination subsequently revealed lymphangioma. Here, the authors describe the18F-FDG PET/CT findings of a rare case of lymphangioma resulting from trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Don
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Ah
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Ihn Ho
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Lymphangioma; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Trauma