High 2-deoxy-2[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose uptake on positron emission tomography in hibernoma originally thought to be myxoid liposarcoma.

作者信息

Lin David, Jacobs Martin, Percy Thomas, Dowdy Yvonne, Mantil Joseph

机构信息

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kettering Medical Center, 3535 Southern Boulevard, Kettering, OH 45429, USA.

出版信息

Mol Imaging Biol. 2005 May-Jun;7(3):201-2. doi: 10.1007/s11307-005-4294-4. Epub 2005 Apr 22.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the study is to describe the rare tumor on 2-deoxy-2[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET).

PROCEDURE

A 33-year-old male was diagnosed with high uptake lesion on FDG-PET scanning, which was found to be hibernoma on excision.

RESULTS

Hibernoma, originally confused with liposarcoma based on its PET and computed tomography presentation, was excised and correctly identified by pathology.

CONCLUSION

Although found to be benign, radiological and FDG-PET scanning results were indistinguishable from malignancy, and biopsy is required to exclude neoplasm.