Key result
F-FDG PET/CT successfully diagnosed a rare case of adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma metastatic to the epicardium in a 61-year-old man.
Case Report (n=1)
May aid rare cardiac metastasis detection; leaves open prospective validation of FDG PET/CT in angiosarcoma.
We report a rare case of adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma metastatic to the epicardium diagnosed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 61-year-old man presented with fatigue, unintentional weight loss, night sweats, and elevated inflammatory markers. FDG PET/CT demonstrated intense uptake in a space-occupying lesion in the right adrenal gland and increased uptake in a lesion adjacent to the heart. Histopathologic evaluation revealed an epithelioid angiosarcoma of the right adrenal gland metastatic to the epicardium. FDG PET/CT is a valuable tool for characterization and making the therapeutic decision concerning indeterminate or suspicious adrenal tumors.
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Derlin et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma metastatic to the epicardium (n=1). F-FDG PET/CT was evaluated on Diagnosis and characterization of adrenal tumor. F-FDG PET/CT successfully diagnosed a rare case of adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma metastatic to the epicardium in a 61-year-old man.