Uptake of (18) FDG by a Hepatic Adenoma on Positron Emission Tomography

J A Stephenson; T Kapasi; O Al-Taan; A R Dennison

doi:10.1155/2011/276402

Uptake of (18) FDG by a Hepatic Adenoma on Positron Emission Tomography

Case Reports Hepatol. 2011:2011:276402. doi: 10.1155/2011/276402. Epub 2011 Dec 22.

Authors

J A Stephenson¹, T Kapasi², O Al-Taan², A R Dennison²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK.
² Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK.

Abstract

Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)FDG-PET) is currently the best noninvasive test to confirm hepatic metastases when diagnostic uncertainty exists after initial imaging with first-line modalities. However, we report the second case of "false-positive" uptake of (18)FDG on PET scanning from a histopathologically confirmed hepatic adenoma.