F-18 FDG Uptake in an Eosinophilic Liver Abscess Mimicking Hepatic Metastasis on PET/CT Images.
- Author:
Myung Hee SOHN
1
;
Hwan Jeong JEONG
;
Seok Tae LIM
;
Dong Wook KIM
;
Chang Yeol YIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea. mhsohn@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
liver;
eosinophilic abscess;
metastasis;
F-18 FDG;
PET/CT
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Choledochostomy;
Common Bile Duct;
Eosinophils;
Humans;
Hydrazines;
Liver;
Liver Abscess;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2008;42(3):253-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 61-year-old man had a F-18 FDG PET/CT scan for evaluation of a common bile duct cancer identified on CT. The PET/CT image showed a hypermetabolic mass in the common bile duct, and a focal area of increased F-18 FDG uptake in segment IV of the liver, which corresponded to a hypoattenuated lesion on non-enhanced CT, and was consistent with hepatic metastasis. The patient underwent choledochojejunostomy with hepatic resection, and pathologic findings were compatible with an eosinophilic abscess in the liver. This case demonstrates that F-18 FDG uptake by an eosinophilic abscess can mimic hepatic metastasis in a patient with a malignancy.
