18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging in Sarcomatoid Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2022 May 1;47(5):427-429. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004121.

Abstract

Sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma is a rare subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma. We present a 53-year-old man with a hepatic IV/VIII segment neoplasm whose tumor markers were all in the reference range. The neoplasm presented intense uptake of 18F-FDG and was confirmed as sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma by immunohistochemistry. After 6 cycles of PD-1 treatment, no recurrence or metastasis was found by follow-up CT over 2 years. Thus, we reported a case of sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma with complete remission to PD-1 treatment and provided some help for the diagnosis and treatment of sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18