Key result
FDG PET/CT demonstrated nonuniform FDG uptake in the cardiac walls and pericardium in a patient subsequently diagnosed with intracardiac myeloid sarcoma.
Case Report (n=1)
FDG PET/CT can detect rare cardiac involvement of myeloid sarcoma, presenting as nonuniform uptake in cardiac walls and pericardium.
May support FDG PET/CT evaluation for suspected cardiac myeloid sarcoma; single case report leaves generalizability open.
Myeloid sarcoma is a rare entity, and cardiac involvement is even rarer. We presented here the FDG PET/CT findings of a 66-year-old man with a 3-month history of cough and progressive dyspnea. FDG PET/CT scan demonstrated nonuniform FDG uptake in the cardiac walls and pericardium. Biopsy of the heart revealed myeloid sarcoma. In addition, bone marrow biopsy demonstrated the acute myeloid leukemia.
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Niu et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Intracardiac Myeloid Sarcoma (n=1). FDG PET/CT was evaluated on FDG PET/CT findings and biopsy results. FDG PET/CT demonstrated nonuniform FDG uptake in the cardiac walls and pericardium in a patient subsequently diagnosed with intracardiac myeloid sarcoma.
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