Adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma metastatic to the epicardium: diagnosis by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Sep;37(9):914-5. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318262af6b.

Abstract

We report a rare case of adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma metastatic to the epicardium diagnosed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 61-year-old man presented with fatigue, unintentional weight loss, night sweats, and elevated inflammatory markers. FDG PET/CT demonstrated intense uptake in a space-occupying lesion in the right adrenal gland and increased uptake in a lesion adjacent to the heart. Histopathologic evaluation revealed an epithelioid angiosarcoma of the right adrenal gland metastatic to the epicardium. FDG PET/CT is a valuable tool for characterization and making the therapeutic decision concerning indeterminate or suspicious adrenal tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging*
  • Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18