18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in a Rare Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma - A Diagnostic Challenge.

Abstract

Our case highlights the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) scan findings in a rare case of biopsy-proven epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) in a 66-year-old woman with multi-organ involvement (lung, liver, and bone) who was subsequently treated with palliative radiation therapy and oral pazopanib. Furthermore, follow-up 18F-FDG PET/CT findings are detailed. EHE is a rare malignant vascular neoplasm (<1% of all vascular tumors) with an epithelioid and histiocytoid appearance arising from the vascular endothelial and preendothelial cells.

• Authors: Fahad Nisamudeen, Meghana Prabhu, Chhagan Bihari, Jayati Sarangi, Hanuman Prasad Yadav
• Journal: Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (Indian J Nucl Med) 2023 Jul-Sep Vol. 38 Issue 3 Pg. 282-285 ISSN: 0972-3919 [Print] India
• PMID: 38046956 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine.