Cutaneous and subcutaneous imaging on FDG-PET: Benign and malignant findings Journal Article
| Authors: | Blumer, S. L.; Scalcione, L. R.; Ring, B. N.; Johnson, R.; Motroni, B.; Katz, D. S.; Yung, E. Y. |
| Article Title: | Cutaneous and subcutaneous imaging on FDG-PET: Benign and malignant findings |
| Abstract: | F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) has been shown to be useful in the evaluation of many tumors due to its high sensitivity and specificity. However, false-positive interpretations may occur from benign subcutaneous and cutaneous etiologies. At our institution we have encountered FDG-PET scans which demonstrated a variety of cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions including stomas, hernias, rhinophyma, dose infiltrations, physiologic muscle uptake, and tophaceous gout. Additionally, malignant cutaneous and subcutaneous malignant lesions may also demonstrate substantial F-18 FDG uptake on PET scans, including lymphoma, skin metastases, and melanoma. The purpose of this atlas article is to demonstrate and review key features of various cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, both benign and malignant, which can result in hypermetabolism on FDG-PET or PET-CT scans. © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. |
| Keywords: | adult; aged; aged, 80 and over; middle aged; review; postoperative care; positron emission tomography; sensitivity and specificity; neoplasms; melanoma; skin defect; tomography, x-ray computed; herpes zoster; skin; wound healing; t cell lymphoma; whole body imaging; brown fat; cutaneous; dose infiltration; fdg-pet; follicular dendritic cell sarcoma; hernias; lymphoma; physiologic muscle uptake; rhinophyma; stomas; subcutaneous; tophaceous gout; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; medronate technetium tc 99m; acne; burn; computer assisted emission tomography; gout; hernia; hypermetabolism; panniculitis; rosacea; stoma; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; positron-emission tomography |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2009-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 675 |
| End Page: | 683 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181b53845 |
| PUBMED: | 19893399 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 2" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: CNMED" - "Source: Scopus" |
