Focal F-18 fluorodexyglucose positron emission tomography uptake in a hyalinized nodule as a false positive splenic metastasis in a patient with breast cancer and metastatic thyroid cancer

Clin Nucl Med. 2005 Dec;30(12):799-800. doi: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000187504.98814.5a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Calcinosis / metabolism
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Hyalin / metabolism
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Splenic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Splenic Diseases / metabolism
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Splenic Neoplasms / secondary
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / secondary*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18