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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;30(11):717-20.
doi: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000183612.63129.44.

Evaluation of metastatic meningioma with 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose PET/CT

Maziar Ghodsian  1 , Sebastian L Obrzut, Christian C Hyde, William J Watts, Christiaan Schiepers
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Evaluation of metastatic meningioma with 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose PET/CT

Maziar Ghodsian et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging findings of sacral metastatic meningioma.

Materials and methods: An 18-year-old woman with a history of metastatic meningioma, who presented with intractable pain and spasm of the right lower extremity, underwent FDG PET/CT imaging.

Results: FDG PET/CT scan demonstrated a moderately hypermetabolic sacral mass. The biopsy of the lesion was consistent with a high-grade malignant meningioma.

Conclusions: Although meningioma is typically a benign tumor, in rare instances, it metastasizes. The current case example exhibits moderately increased metabolism despite findings of high-grade malignancy on biopsy.

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