A Giant Duodenal Leiomyoma Showing Increased Uptake on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography
Joint Authors
Nonoyama, Keisuke
Kitagami, Hidehiko
Yasuda, Akira
Fujihata, Shiro
Yamamoto, Minoru
Shimizu, Yasunobu
Tanaka, Moritsugu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Although 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET/CT) is now widely used in their differential diagnosis, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between benign and malignant diseases.
Case Presentation.
A 44-year-old woman was found to have abnormalities on health screening.
Magnetic resonance imaging for detailed examination showed an intra-abdominal tumor measuring 12 cm in the major axis near the cranial end of the uterus.
Upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy showed a tumor with an ulcer in the third part of the duodenum, involving half the circumference.
Heterogeneous uptake was observed within the tumor on FDG-PET/CT.
Based on these findings, the patient underwent surgery for suspected primary malignant lymphoma of the duodenum or gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Laparotomy revealed a 12 cm tumor in the third part of the duodenum.
Partial duodenectomy and end-to-end duodenojejunostomy were performed.
Pathological findings showed a solid tumor growing from the muscle layer of the duodenum to outside the serous membrane; based on immunostaining, it was diagnosed as a leiomyoma.
Conclusions.
Duodenal leiomyomas are originally benign; to date, there have been no reports of uptake in duodenal leiomyomas on FDG-PET/CT; therefore, our case is rare.
Leiomyomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of duodenal neoplastic diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nonoyama, Keisuke& Kitagami, Hidehiko& Yasuda, Akira& Fujihata, Shiro& Yamamoto, Minoru& Shimizu, Yasunobu…[et al.]. 2018. A Giant Duodenal Leiomyoma Showing Increased Uptake on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150879
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nonoyama, Keisuke…[et al.]. A Giant Duodenal Leiomyoma Showing Increased Uptake on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150879
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nonoyama, Keisuke& Kitagami, Hidehiko& Yasuda, Akira& Fujihata, Shiro& Yamamoto, Minoru& Shimizu, Yasunobu…[et al.]. A Giant Duodenal Leiomyoma Showing Increased Uptake on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography. Case Reports in Surgery. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150879
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150879