FDG-PET positive pilomatrixoma--reconsidering multicentricity in Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

نویسندگان

  • Petr Szturz
  • Zdeněk Rehák
  • Renata Koukalová
  • Zdeněk Adam
  • Jiří Mayer
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe

دوره 17 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014