18F-FDG PET and Bone Scintigraphy of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Feb;44(2):127-129. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002396.

Abstract

We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with left foot bones located epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. It is a rare type of vascular tumor, locally aggressive with metastatic potential. It was revealed by a chronic isolated left foot pain. Conventional imaging showed multiple osteolytic lesions of the bones, appearing aggressive. Both bone scintigraphy and F-FDG PET showed an increased uptake of these lesions and confirmed the limited extent to distal extremity of the left lower limb. Final diagnosis was given on a surgical biopsy. Patient was treated by hyperthermic chemotherapy using isolated limb perfusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Foot Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / pathology
  • Humans
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18