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  • Title: A case of cavernous hemangioma in which malignancy was preoperatively excluded by FDG-PET.
    Author: Higashiyama S, Kawabe J, Hayashi T, Kurooka H, Oe A, Kotani J, Kawamura E, Shiomi S.
    Journal: Ann Nucl Med; 2008 May; 22(4):327-30. PubMed ID: 18535885.
    Abstract:
    A contrast-enhanced mass was revealed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the left pelvic cavity of a 71-year-old man. Although the mass appeared to be a cavernous hemangioma, malignancy could not be ruled out. Abdominal angiography was performed but failed to rule out malignancy because it revealed vascular dislocation and encasement. (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) was then performed, and suggested a benign tumor, with a standardized uptake value (SUV) of 1.7. Following this finding, because the tumor was large and rupture could not be ruled out, we decided to perform surgery. The resected tumor was a benign cavernous hemangioma, consistent with the result obtained by FDG-PET.
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