18F-FDG PET/CT in a rare malignant extraskeletal osteosarcoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Sep;38(9):e367-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182868ace.

Abstract

Extraskeletal osteosarcoma (EO) is a rare malignancy and its FDG PET/CT imaging is seldom reported. We present staging and restaging images of a FDG PET/CT imaging in an EO originating from paraspinous musculature. Initial staging FDG PET/CT scan showed increased metabolism of a mass in the right paraspinous region without nodal or distant metastasis. The patient underwent tumor resection and radiation therapy with a pathological diagnosis of EO. Restaging FDG PET/CT imaging demonstrated postsurgical changes without nodal or distant metastasis. This case demonstrates the clinical relevance of FDG PET/CT imaging for staging and restaging EO.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18