Vascular Specialist International  2016;32(3):137-139

doi:10.5758/vsi.2016.32.3.137

Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Findings of Post Traumatic Lymphangioma in a Young Adult Male.

Sang Don KWON 1 ; Kyung Ah CHUN ; Eun Jung KONG ; Ihn Ho CHO

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Keywords

Lymphangioma; Trauma; Positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

The authors report the case of a 34-year-old male, who underwent a fluorine-18 fluoro deoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan 7 years after trauma for the evaluation of multifocal masses in the right iliac and right inguinal areas. CT findings showed multifocal low density masses and ¹⁸F-FDG PET revealed slightly increased uptake (maximum standardized uptake value [SUVmax] 3.1). These findings did not exclude the possibility of a benign or malignant lesion. To achieve differential diagnosis, partial surgical excision was performed and a pathologic examination subsequently revealed lymphangioma. Here, the authors describe the ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT findings of a rare case of lymphangioma resulting from trauma.