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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul-Sep;32(3):230-232.
doi: 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_24_17.

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Findings of Pancreatic Hemangiopericytoma

Funda Ustun  1 , Salim Aksoy  2 , Burcu Dirlik Serim  3 , Gülay Durmus Altun  1
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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Findings of Pancreatic Hemangiopericytoma

Funda Ustun et al. Indian J Nucl Med. 2017 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman with a large pancreatic tumor had undergone 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) imaging. Moderate metabolic activity was detected on the head of the pancreas. The tumor was resected and it was histopathologically diagnosed as malign pancreatic hemangiopericytoma (HPC). HPC is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. The tumor is considered aggressive with high rates of local recurrence and metastasis regardless the localization. Herein, we present the imaging characteristics of HPC with 18F-FDG PET/CT.

Keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; hemangiopericytoma; pancreas.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging shows increased activity in the caput of pancreas with standardized uptake value of 4.2. Primary tumor (black arrow) in the head of pancreas is visualized on coronal maximum intensity projection images (a), axial positron emission tomography (b), computed tomography (c), and fusion (d) images
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sixteenth month coronal maximum intensity projection postoperatively (a), coronal whole body fusion (b), and axial thorax fusion (c) 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography images show mild increased uptake multiple metastatic areas (bilaterally lung, mediastinal lymph node, bone, and iliac lymph node) and local relapse (standardized uptake value: 1.6–4.2). Metastatic pulmonary lesions in the right lung demonstrated with black arrow
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