Primary Left Tibial Epithelioid Hemangioendotheliomas With Multiple Metastases Revealed by FDG PET/CT Imaging

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Nov;41(11):872-873. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001345.

Abstract

Bone epithelioid angiosarcoma is an extremely rare osseous malignancy with an aggressive and destructive biological behavior. We present FDG PET/CT findings of a 59-year-old woman with left lower limb pain for 1 month. The images revealed abnormal activity in both left fibula and left tibia. In addition, abnormal activity in the sacrum and enlarged retroperitoneal lymph nodes was also noted. Pathological examination demonstrated bone epithelioid angiosarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / pathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18