TY - JOUR
T1 - Angiolipoma Detected by F-18 FDG Positron Emission Tomography
AU - Hsu, Chung-Huei
AU - Yang, Che-Ming
AU - Cheng, Chien-Jui
PY - 2003/7
Y1 - 2003/7
N2 - Angiolipomas, a variant of a typical lipoma, are not uncommon benign neoplasms composed of adipocytes admixed with abnormal angiomatous elements. The detection of angiolipomas by fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has not been previously reported. A subcutaneous angiolipoma with intermediate increased accumulation of FDG was visible on a whole-body PET study. It is likely that hypervascularity, blood pooling in vascular structures with congested lumens, and accelerated inflammatory processes account for the imaging findings. This became evident during image interpretation and in determining whether the tumor was benign or malignant.
AB - Angiolipomas, a variant of a typical lipoma, are not uncommon benign neoplasms composed of adipocytes admixed with abnormal angiomatous elements. The detection of angiolipomas by fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has not been previously reported. A subcutaneous angiolipoma with intermediate increased accumulation of FDG was visible on a whole-body PET study. It is likely that hypervascularity, blood pooling in vascular structures with congested lumens, and accelerated inflammatory processes account for the imaging findings. This became evident during image interpretation and in determining whether the tumor was benign or malignant.
KW - Angiolipoma
KW - Positron emission tomography
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U2 - 10.1097/00003072-200307000-00020
DO - 10.1097/00003072-200307000-00020
M3 - Article
C2 - 12819423
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 28
SP - 604
EP - 605
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
JF - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
IS - 7
ER -