1.18F-FDG PET/CT in Primary AL Hepatic Amyloidosis Associated with Multiple Myeloma.
Youn Mi SON ; Joon Young CHOI ; Cheol Hee BAK ; Miju CHEON ; Young Eun KIM ; Kyung Han LEE ; Byung Tae KIM
Korean Journal of Radiology 2011;12(5):634-637
We report here on a rare case of primary AL hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 64-year-old woman. The patient was referred for evaluating her progressive jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) showed diffusely and markedly increased 18F-FDG uptake in the liver. Although there have been several case studies showing positive 18F-FDG uptake in pulmonary amyloidosis, to the best of our knowledge, the 18F-FDG PET/CT findings of hepatic amyloidosis or primary hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma have not been reported previously.
Amyloidosis/complications/pathology/*radionuclide imaging
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Biopsy, Needle
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Female
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/*diagnostic use
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Humans
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Liver/pathology
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Liver Diseases/complications/pathology/*radionuclide imaging
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Middle Aged
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Multiple Myeloma/*complications
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*Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
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Radiopharmaceuticals/*diagnostic use