Right Atrial Intimal Sarcoma on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Jul;45(7):e307-e308. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003051.

Abstract

A right atrial mass was discovered with transthoracic cardiac ultrasound in a complaint-free, 81-year-old man at his yearly cardiological checkup. Further investigation of the mass with transesophageal cardiac ultrasound showed a well-defined nodular mass of approximately 3 × 3 cm, in close proximity to the posterior wall of the right atrium. The patient underwent an F-FDG PET/CT, which showed a right atrial mass with very high FDG uptake, suggesting a malignant process. The mass was surgically removed, and anatomopathological assessment revealed an intimal sarcoma, which is a very malignant tumor and an extremely rare occurrence at this location.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biological Transport
  • Echocardiography
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / metabolism
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sarcoma / metabolism

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18