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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar;36(3):231-4.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318208f4ea.

Usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CT in a case of Kaposi sarcoma with an unexpected bone lesion

Miyako Morooka  1 , Kimiteru Ito, Kazuo Kubota, Kunio Yanagisawa, Katsuji Teruya, Kahehiro Hasuo, Yoshitaka Shida, Rhogo Minamimoto, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Shinichi Oka
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Usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CT in a case of Kaposi sarcoma with an unexpected bone lesion

Miyako Morooka et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

Bone lesions of Kaposi sarcoma are rare. A 56-year-old man who was HIV positive and was diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma on the basis of the results of a biopsy of skin lesions, underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT scan for detecting Kaposi sarcoma lesions and other AIDS-related diseases. An abnormal uptake was observed in the lumbar spine. MRI showed a diffuse enhanced spine lesion, and Ga-67 and ²⁰¹Tl scanning were negative. As a result, the lesion was considered to be a Kaposi sarcoma, and the shrinkage of the lesion was noted after the therapy for Kaposi sarcoma.

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