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"Hot" vertebra on (18)F-FDG PET scan: a case of vertebral hemangioma.

Clinical nuclear medicine, ISSN: 1536-0229, Vol: 37, Issue: 12, Page: 1190-1193
2012
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An F-FDG-PET with CT scan was performed to stage a tongue cancer, revealing the hypermetabolic region in the thoracic vertebra. This corresponded to a benign lesion seen on MRIs and CT.Although these findings suggested a vertebral hemangioma, "hot" vertebra in FDG-PET was atypical. The final diagnosis was confirmed capillary hemangioma by the scopic biopsy and this lesion was no change at 1 year later.Careful interpretation of metabolic (FDG-PET) and anatomic (CT and MRI) images should be performed to accurately characterize the foci of increased FDG uptake.

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