Published February 2018 | Version v1
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Primary renal leiomyosarcoma presenting with subcutaneous and osseous metastases: Staging and follow-up with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Creators

  • 1. Diagnostic Imaging, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton (Canada)
  • 2. MUHC Glen Site, Pathology, Montreal (Canada)
  • 3. Jewish General Hospital, Nuclear Medicine, Montreal (Canada)

Description

A 60 year old woman who presented with multiple small subcutaneous nodules in the upper back and arms, was referred for an [18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) after histological evaluation revealed metastatic leiomyosarcoma of unknown origin. The PET/CT showed multiple 18F-FDG-avid subcutaneous nodules, bone lesions, as well as a large left renal mass, which was biopsied to confirm a primary renal leiomyosarcoma arising from the renal parenchyma. A post therapy PET/CT showed overall progression of disease. The use of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the staging and evaluation of response to therapy of a renal leiomyosarcoma has not been previously described in the literature

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2010 Print)
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
1
Series
14 refs, 6 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 69-73
ISSN
1869-3474

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
49067590
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ARMS; HISTOLOGY; METASTASES; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RENAL CLEARANCE; SARCOMAS
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CLEARANCE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCRETION; LIMBS; NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY