Open Access18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography of a large inflammatory-hepatocellular adenoma
Author(s) -
Meghana Prabhu,
Averilicia Passah,
Vanjul Kansotia,
Sandeep Singh
Publication year - 2021
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_87_20
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , fluorodeoxyglucose , hepatocellular adenoma , radiology , biopsy , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , lesion , positron emission , positron emission tomography computed tomography , tomography , adenoma , pathology
We report a case of an 81-year-old male evaluated for a liver space-occupying lesion. US-guided biopsy and immunohistochemistry were suggestive of hepatocellular adenoma (HCA)-inflammatory (with telangiectasia). Serial 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans revealed a heterogeneously enhancing hypermetabolic mass in the right lobe of the liver, remaining stable for a span of 3 years. This case highlights that benign rare tumors of the liver such as HCA can be intensely FDG avid and that uptake cannot conclude its malignant transformation.