F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the mediastinum

Manil Subesinghe; Jonathan T Smith; Fahmid U Chowdhury

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F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the mediastinum

Manil Subesinghe, Jonathan T Smith, Fahmid U Chowdhury

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Abstract

A 52-year-old female smoker presenting with unexplained weight loss underwent CT and FDG PET/CT imaging, which demonstrated an extremely hypermetabolic mediastinal mass with calcification, necrosis, and features of local invasiveness. Mediastinoscopy and biopsy were followed by successful surgical resection of an encapsulated mass showing the typical histologic features of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS). FDCS of the mediastinum is a rare neoplasm arising from accessory cells of the immune system. Integrated FDG PET/CT of mediastinal FDCS highlights the importance of histologic assessment of mediastinal tumors that may seem unresectable on initial imaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-5
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e31823ea1a5
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Mediastinal Neoplasms
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Case Reports
Journal Article

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F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the mediastinum

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