title: Fibromatosis Associated With Neuromuscular Choristoma: Evaluation by FDG PET/CT.
abstract: Neuromuscular choristoma (NMC) is a rare benign peripheral nerve lesion consisting of mature skeletal muscle fibers admixed with nerve fascicles. Aggressive fibromatosis frequently develops in association with NMC, often after surgery or biopsy, but the exact pathogenesis is not known. We present a case of NMC complicated by aggressive fibromatosis evaluated by F-FDG PET/CT and examine the relationship of metabolic activity and MRI signal characteristics.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Radiology, †Neurosurgery, and ‡Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Broski
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Howe
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Spinner
authors.forename: Kimberly K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Amrami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18