Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2008 Jun;42(3):253-255.
F-18 FDG Uptake in an Eosinophilic Liver Abscess Mimicking Hepatic Metastasis on PET/CT Images
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea. mhsohn@chonbuk.ac.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea.
Abstract
- A 61-year-old man had a F-18 FDG PET/CT scan for evaluation of a common bile duct cancer identified on CT. The PET/CT image showed a hypermetabolic mass in the common bile duct, and a focal area of increased F-18 FDG uptake in segment IV of the liver, which corresponded to a hypoattenuated lesion on non-enhanced CT, and was consistent with hepatic metastasis. The patient underwent choledochojejunostomy with hepatic resection, and pathologic findings were compatible with an eosinophilic abscess in the liver. This case demonstrates that F-18 FDG uptake by an eosinophilic abscess can mimic hepatic metastasis in a patient with a malignancy.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Benign Schwannoma Mimicking Metastatic Lesion on F-18 FDG PET/CT in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- Value of Bone Scan in Addition to F-18 FDG PET/CT and Characteristics of Discordant Lesions between F-18 FDG PET/CT and Bone Scan in the Spinal Bony Metastasis
- A Case of Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Showing Different Uptake on F-18 FDG and C-11 Acetate PET
- F-18 FDG Uptake in Respiratory Muscle Mimicking Metastasis in Patients with Gastric Cancer
- [18F]FDG PET/CT Findings of Mass‑Forming Actinomycosis in an Uncontrolled Diabetic Patient
