The Appearance of Osseous PEComa on F-18 FDG PET/CT

• DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31823e9aec
• Publication Date: 2012-01-10T08:54:58Z
• Authors: Rajan Rakheja; Gad Abikhzer; Yazan Z. Alabed; Ayoub Nahal; Robert Lisbona
• Keywords: Hypermetabolism; Hemipelvectomy

A 29-year-old male presented with a 6-month history of left hip pain. Radiography and CT demonstrated 6-cm lytic lesion the acetabulum. F-18 FDG PET for staging biopsy-proven malignant PEComa intense hypermetabolism corresponding to The patient underwent hemipelvectomy reconstructive surgery. On follow-up scan 3 months after initial surgery, lung pleural-based 9-mm nodule (SUVmax 4.1) was discovered pathologically proven be metastases from primary osseous PEComa.