Primary Aortic Epithelioid Angiosarcomas With Metastatic Disease Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 Dec 1;47(12):1114-1115. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004413. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Abstract

Epithelioid angiosarcoma in the aortic arch with metastatic disease is extremely rare. We report a case of 63-year-old man with suspected bone metastases who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for seeking the potential primary tumor. PET/CT demonstrated intense FDG uptake in the aortic arch with multiple FDG-avid lesions involving the lung, lymph nodes, and bones. Finally, the diagnosis of primary aortic epithelioid angiosarcomas with metastatic disease was confirmed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid*
  • Hemangiosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangiosarcoma* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18