(18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Findings of Pancreatic Hemangiopericytoma

A 42-year-old woman with a large pancreatic tumor had undergone (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) imaging. Moderate metabolic activity was detected on the head of the pancreas. The tumor was resected and it was histopathologically diagnosed as mal...

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Autores principales: Ustun, Funda, Aksoy, Salim, Serim, Burcu Dirlik, Altun, Gülay Durmus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680212
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_24_17
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Sumario:A 42-year-old woman with a large pancreatic tumor had undergone (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) imaging. Moderate metabolic activity was detected on the head of the pancreas. The tumor was resected and it was histopathologically diagnosed as malign pancreatic hemangiopericytoma (HPC). HPC is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. The tumor is considered aggressive with high rates of local recurrence and metastasis regardless the localization. Herein, we present the imaging characteristics of HPC with (18)F-FDG PET/CT.

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