FDG Uptake Caused by Right Varicocele

Clin Nucl Med. 2024 May 1;49(5):449-450. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000005092. Epub 2024 Feb 6.

Abstract

A 67-year-old man underwent 18 F-FDG PET/CT for lung cancer staging. Interestingly, the PET scan revealed strip-shaped FDG uptake in the right inguinal contoured area, which was later confirmed as a right varicocele through ultrasound imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Varicocele* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals