FDG PET/CT findings of a glomangiopericytoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Jun;36(6):462-4. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31820aa253.

Abstract

Glomangiopericytoma (GPC) is a rare vascular neoplasm that arises almost exclusively from the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses. GPC is also called sinonasal-type hemangiopericytoma, although current nomenclature, as well as classification in a group with myopericytomas, better emphasizes the relatively indolent behavior of this tumor. The authors present the FDG PET/CT findings of GPC in a 53-year-old with symptoms of nasal congestion and facial pressure. CT and MRI showed a nasal mass to extend along the sphenoid ridge from the posterior nasal cavity into the posterior nasopharynx. PET showed the mass to have uniformly low-grade FDG hypermetabolism. Pathologic examination of the surgical specimen showed classic features of GPC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vascular Neoplasms / physiopathology

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18