Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with pulmonary metastases presenting twelve years after initial diagnosis: 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging findings

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Jan;39(1):77-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318279f28e.

Abstract

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare cutaneous tumor that is locally aggressive and has a high rate of recurrence after surgical excision. The tumor grows slowly, typically over years. On rare occasions, metastasis to distant sites (especially the lung) or regional lymph nodes may occur. Here, we present F-FDG PET/CT imaging findings of a 52-year-old man with a local recurrence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the anterior abdominal wall with metastases to bilateral lungs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18