F-18 FDG uptake in osteonecrosis mimicking bone metastasis on PET/CT images

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Abstract

A 55-year-old man underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT for the evaluation of recurrent lung cancer. PET/CT showed a hypermetabolic lung mass, and a focal area of increased F-18 FDG uptake in the right proximal femur, which corresponded to increased attenuation on CT, and was consistent with a bone marrow metastasis. The patient underwent a CT-guided biopsy and the pathologic findings were compatible with osteonecrosis, without evidence of malignancy. This case demonstrates that F-18 FDG uptake by osteonecrosis can mimic bone metastasis in a patient with malignancy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)496-497
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume32
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007.06

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Keywords

  • F-18 FDG
  • Femur
  • Osteonecrosis
  • PET/CT

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine

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