Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Having FDG Uptake at the Similar Level of the Normal Liver Parenchyma

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jul;44(7):599-601. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002551.

Abstract

A middle-aged woman underwent a contrast CT to evaluate a palpable upper abdominal mass. The images showed large lesion in the left lobe of the liver, and malignancy was among differential diagnoses. For this reason, FDG PET/CT was performed. Surprisingly, the level of FDG uptake by the large hepatic lesion was similar to the normal part of the liver. Pathological examination demonstrated hepatic angiomyolipoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiomyolipoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Angiomyolipoma / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18