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    Dermatofibroma mimicking malignancy on integrated F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT
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    Pet-CT - Case Report
    VOLUME: 15 ISSUE: 1
    P: 61-63
    February 2009

    Dermatofibroma mimicking malignancy on integrated F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT

    Diagn Interv Radiol 2009;15(1):61-63
    Mustafa Kemal Demir 1
    Hüseyin Özdemir 2
    Hakan Gençhallaç 3
    Şemsi Altaner 4
    Özcan Kartal 5
    1. Department of Radiology, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, Goztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul/ Turkey
    2. Departments of Radiology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University School of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
    3. Departments of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
    4. Departments of Pathology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
    5. Departments of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
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    Received Date: 03.05.2007
    Accepted Date: 04.12.2007
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    ABSTRACT

    A 31-year-old female with a history of ovarian cancer underwent an F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. The PET-CT demonstrated focal nodular uptake in the subcutaneous tissue of the back adjacent to the paraspinal muscles. Color Doppler ultrasonography examination demonstrated a vascular solid mass. The patient underwent biopsy followed by excision. The pathologic diagnosis was dermatofibroma. Although benign, dermatofibromas can have intense FDG uptake.

    Keywords: dermatofibroma, positron-emission tomography, computed tomography, fluorodeoxyglucose F18

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