Open AccessUnusual presentation of rare cardiac tumor: The role of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Author(s) -
Sameer Taywade,
Nishikant Damle,
Madhavi Tripathi,
Sreedharan Thankarajan Arunraj,
Averilicia Passah,
Amarinder Singh Malhi,
Sanjeev Kumar,
Chandrasekhar Bal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.202233
Subject(s) - medicine , fluorodeoxyglucose , computed tomography , radiology , positron emission tomography , biopsy , presentation (obstetrics) , positron emission tomography computed tomography , nuclear medicine , angiosarcoma
Primary cardiac tumors are rare with angiosarcoma being the most common among malignant cardiac tumor. We present a case of 30-year-old female patient in whom F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography demonstrated a necrotic mass in right atrium with multiple fluorodeoxyglucose avid lesions in both upper and lower alveolus, liver, multiple bones, and bilateral lungs. Patient underwent biopsy from gum swelling which revealed metastatic angiosarcoma.