Recurrent Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of the Parotid Gland Imaged with 18F-FDG PET/CT
10.1007/s13139-016-0465-2
- Author:
William MAKIS
1
;
EW HUDSON
;
Brian CHIU
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada. makisw79@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma;
FDCS;
Parotid gland;
18F-FDG;
Fluorodeoxyglucose;
PET/CT
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular;
Dendritic Cells, Follicular;
Electrons;
Female;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18;
Follow-Up Studies;
Head;
Humans;
Neck;
Parotid Gland;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2017;51(4):354-356
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) is an extremely rare tumor with only 67 cases of head and neck FDCS reported in the literature. A 65-year-old female had a 6-cm follicular dendritic cell sarcoma resected from the left parotid gland with close margins. It recurred 1 year later as a 5-cm mass that was intensely [18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) avid on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and was re-excised. A follow-up PET/CT did not show any metastatic disease. The use of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the management of FDCS warrants further research. We present the 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging findings of this rare tumor.
