Katsushima S, Komeda T, Endoh B, Mizumoto Y, Watanabe T, Shima N, Adachi E, Kitaoka S, Hashiba M, Tomono T, Esaka N, Ohta Y, Tanaka Y, Morimoto H, Kuroda E, Ohta R, Maekawa T, Minamiguchi S
A case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver: detection by FDG-PET. [Journal Article]
Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2009 Nov; 106(11):1650-9.
A 57 year-old woman was admitted for focal accumulation of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the liver detected by positron emission tomography (PET). A 25- mm hypovascular tumor was detected by computed tomography. Tumor biopsy revealed many atypical cells with positive staining for factor VIII-related-antigen in sinusoids. Right lobectomy was performed and the tumor was diagnosed as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) pathologically. We demonstrated that FDG-PET was useful for the diagnosis of EHE and making deciding on therapeutic strategy.
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