PET/CT Imaging of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Thigh

A 13-year-old male patient presented with right leg pain and walking difficulty. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging showed a softtissue lesion between muscle groups in the anterior half of the right thigh. The excisional biopsy result ended in an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yükseltürk, Refia, Yıldırım, Aslıhan, Gülaldı, Nedim C. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10600557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37870374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/mirt.galenos.2023.55798
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Sumario:A 13-year-old male patient presented with right leg pain and walking difficulty. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging showed a softtissue lesion between muscle groups in the anterior half of the right thigh. The excisional biopsy result ended in an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). The (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan showed hypermetabolism in the multifocal soft tissue lesion and also confirmed that no other distant foci were present. A three-phase Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate study of the region showed heterogeneously increased vascularity within the region. We described an unusual case of IMT in a pediatric patient and the importance of PET/CT scanning to delineate the lesion.

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