Open AccessGossypiboma of Axilla: Imaging Pitfalls on Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Manohar Kuruva,
Kedar Jambhekar,
Sanjaya Viswamitra,
Roopa Ram
Publication year - 2018
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/ijnm.ijnm_140_17
Subject(s) - medicine , gossypiboma , positron emission tomography computed tomography , positron emission tomography , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , computed tomography , positron emission , melanoma , nuclear medicine , tomography , axilla , cancer , breast cancer , foreign body , cancer research
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (CT) has become the standard of care in staging, restaging, and response assessment of various malignancies including malignant melanoma. However, nonspecific uptake of FDG can occur in infectious and inflammatory conditions and can mimic a tumor. We present here a case of gossypiboma of the axillary region with FDG uptake detected in a patient with malignant melanoma of the upper extremity and discuss the potential pitfalls of this entity on FDG-PET/CT.