Mediastinal Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Revealed on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 May;45(5):414-416. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003007.

Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular sarcoma, and it rarely leads abnormal serum calcium. Here we presented a 61-year-old woman with suspected tumor-induced osteomalacia who underwent Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT to detect possible culprit tumor. The images showed a hypermetabolic paraspinal soft nodule in the right upper posterior mediastinum, which suggested a somatostatin receptor-positive tumor. The tumor was resected and pathologically confirmed as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Organometallic Compounds*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • gallium Ga 68 dotatate