Korean J Radiol.
2011 Oct;12(5):634-637. 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.5.634.
18F-FDG PET/CT in Primary AL Hepatic Amyloidosis Associated with Multiple Myeloma
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- 1Department of Radiology, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul 135-740, Korea.
- 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea. jynm.choi@samsung.com
- 3Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
- KMID: 1116451
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.5.634
Abstract
- We report here on a rare case of primary AL hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 64-year-old woman. The patient was referred for evaluating her progressive jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) showed diffusely and markedly increased 18F-FDG uptake in the liver. Although there have been several case studies showing positive 18F-FDG uptake in pulmonary amyloidosis, to the best of our knowledge, the 18F-FDG PET/CT findings of hepatic amyloidosis or primary hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma have not been reported previously.
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Amyloidosis/complications/pathology/*radionuclide imaging
Biopsy, Needle
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/*diagnostic use
Humans
Liver/pathology
Liver Diseases/complications/pathology/*radionuclide imaging
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma/*complications
*Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals/*diagnostic use
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