Abstract
A 20-year-old man with gastrointestinal symptoms and weight loss underwent FDG PET/CT, which revealed multiple hypermetabolic hepatic lesions concerning for metastatic liver disease. The outcome of liver biopsy was consistent with the diagnosis of peliosis hepatis which is a rare benign disease characterized by multiple blood-filled cystic spaces in the hepatic parenchyma. The findings of peliosis on FDG PET/CT are not well reported in the literature. These interesting images emphasize the importance of including peliosis hepatis in the differential diagnosis of multiple hypermetabolic hepatic lesions on FDG PET/CT, which could simulate malignancy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e234-e236 |
Journal | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jul 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- FDG PET/CT
- Peliosis hepatis
- hepatic metastases
- multifocal hypermetabolic lesions
- simulating
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging