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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar 27;11(3):e4334.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.4334.

Pure Uterine Lipoma on 18FDG PET/CT: Rare But Easy to Diagnose

Maseeh U Zaman  1 , Nosheen Fatima  1 , Wasim A Memon  1 , Areeba Zaman  2 , Sidra Zaman  3
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Case Reports

Pure Uterine Lipoma on 18FDG PET/CT: Rare But Easy to Diagnose

Maseeh U Zaman et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Tumors of the uterus are extremely uncommon. Pure lipomas of the uterus are very rare, and only a few cases have been reported. We are presenting a case of a post-menopausal lady, a survivor of right breast cancer who had an 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18FDG PET/CT) for evaluation of a suspected right lung nodule. The scan was negative for hypermetabolic abnormality. However, a hypodense and non-metabolic lesion was seen in the fundus of the uterus. On subsequent hysterectomy, it was found to be a pure lipoma.

Keywords: 18-fdg pet/ct; lipomatous tumor of the uterus; pure lipoma of uterus.

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Figure 1. 18FDG PET/CT images (a-c: axial; d-f: coronal; g-i: sagittal) showing a well-defined hypodense area (Hounsfield unit (HU): -89.9) without metabolic activity in the uterine fundus
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