18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in a Patient with Esophageal and Genital Leiomyomatosis.
10.3348/kjr.2009.10.6.632
- Author:
Young Sil AN
1
;
Deog Yoon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Korea. petct@paran.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyomatosis;
Esophagus;
Genital tract;
18F-FDG PET
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Esophageal Neoplasms/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging;
Female;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/diagnostic use;
Genital Neoplasms, Female/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging;
Humans;
Leiomyomatosis/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging;
Middle Aged;
Positron-Emission Tomography/*methods;
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted;
Radiopharmaceuticals/diagnostic use;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2009;10(6):632-634
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Diffuse esophageal leiomyomatosis is a rare benign tumor, which can be associated with leiomyoma in female genital tracts involving the uterus, vagina, and vulva. Alport syndrome, an inherited disorder that includes the kidneys, eyes, and sensorineural hearing loss, is also rarely associated with these multiple leiomyomatosis. In our case, 18F-fluoroseoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography was used to distinguish esophageal and genital leiomyomatosis from malignant masses.
