FDG-PET positive pilomatrixoma - Reconsidering multicentricity in Langerhans cell histiocytosis
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Nuclear Medicine Review |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | Langerhans cell histiocytosis; pilomatrixoma; positron emission tomography |
| Description | We report a case of a woman who underwent a curative resection of an upper jaw tumor histologically verified as eosinophilic granuloma. To exclude possible multiorgan involvement, PET/CT imaging was performed and revealed a metabolically active, partially calcified lesion located on the chest wall surface and clinically corresponding to a gradually developing, round, subcutaneous infiltrate with erythematous overlying skin. After complete extirpation, the pathological finding was consistent with pilomatrixoma surprisingly, thus dismissing the suspected diagnosis of multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis. |
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