< sup > 18 < /sup > F-FDG PET/CT image of pericardial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

Hell J Nucl Med. 2023 Sep-Dec;26(3):224-225. doi: 10.1967/s002449912608. Epub 2023 Dec 14.ABSTRACTPericardial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is very rare. Herein, we report fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) findings of pericardial IMT in a 57-year-old woman. On conventional image, it presented as a pericardial mass with heterogeneous delay enhancement. On 18F-FDG PET/CT image, this lesion had mild 18F-FDG uptake with a maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of 1.84. The postoperative pathology supported a diagnosis of IMT. Our case hints us that IMT should be regarded as a differential diagnosis when we meet a solitary pericardial mass with 18F-FDG uptake.PMID:38085839 | DOI:10.1967/s002449912608
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Source Type: research