Fluorodeoxyglucose-positive splenic infarctions are completely regressive just after 4 months
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Abstract
A 55-year-old woman with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was hospitalized in our department for the evaluation of selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT), which consists of an angiography, an intra-arterial technetium (Tc)-99m-macroaggregated albumin application and Tc-99m sulfur colloid scintigraphy to assess liver function. Besides the modest intratumoral tracer accumulation, F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging showed two intense focal cuneiform splenic FDG accumulations which turned out to be splenic infarctions. Four months later, both hypermetabolic foci were completely regressive in the first follow-up PET/CT after SIRT. This is the first report of a complete metabolic regression of splenic infarctions within just 4 months, whereas regression on CT is commonly seen after more than 2 years.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 239-241 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Indian journal of nuclear medicine |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2018 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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Keywords
- Fluorodeoxyglucose, hepatocellular carcinoma, metabolic regression, positron emission tomography, selective internal radiotherapy, splenic infarction, splenic metastasis