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Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Having FDG Uptake at the Similar Level of the Normal Liver Parenchyma.

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A middle-aged woman underwent a contrast CT to evaluate a palpable upper abdominal mass. The images showed large lesion in the left lobe of the liver, and malignancy was among… Click to show full abstract

A middle-aged woman underwent a contrast CT to evaluate a palpable upper abdominal mass. The images showed large lesion in the left lobe of the liver, and malignancy was among differential diagnoses. For this reason, FDG PET/CT was performed. Surprisingly, the level of FDG uptake by the large hepatic lesion was similar to the normal part of the liver. Pathological examination demonstrated hepatic angiomyolipoma.

Keywords: similar level; fdg uptake; uptake similar; angiomyolipoma fdg; hepatic angiomyolipoma

Journal Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Year Published: 2019

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