High 11C-Methionine Uptake in a Parasellar Inflammatory Pseudotumor

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作者
Kaida, Hayato [1 ,2 ]
Okuda, Takeshi [3 ]
Hanaoka, Kohei [2 ]
Ishii, Kazunari [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Kindai Univ, Dept Radiol, Fac Med, Ohnoligashi 377-2, Osakasayama, Osaka 5898511, Japan
[2] Kindai Univ Hosp, Inst Adv Clin Med, Div Positron Emiss Tomog, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
[3] Kindai Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurosurg, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
关键词
C-11-methionine PET/CT; inflammatory pseudotumor; parasellar tumor; POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY; PET;
D O I
10.1097/RLU.0000000000004298
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A 20-year-old man had left visual impairment and homonymous hemianopsia. MRI findings suggested enlargement of an optic glioma, because optic glioma was indicated by MRI 14 years earlier without a definite pathological diagnosis. C-11-methionine (MET) PET showed high uptake in the tumor in the parasellar region. Transnasal endoscopic biopsy was performed, and an inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) was diagnosed based on histopathological findings. High MET uptake in a parasellar IPT has apparently not been previously reported. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of high MET uptake in IPT, because this image could provide an interpretation pitfall.
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页码:965 / 967
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