Recurrent and metastatic osteoclast-like giant cell tumor of the liver revealed by FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Oct;37(10):1016-7. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31826392c4.

Abstract

A 38-year-old woman presented with nausea and abdominal distension 15 months after surgical resection of osteoclast-like giant cell tumor in the left lobe of the liver. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate the recurrent tumor. The images demonstrated the recurrent malignancy in the liver. In addition, metastatic lesions in both the abdomen and the chest were revealed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Giant Cell Tumors / diagnostic imaging*
  • Giant Cell Tumors / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Osteoclasts / pathology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18