Key result
An intensely hypermetabolic right atrial mass on 18F-FDG PET/CT (SUV max 44.4) mimicking malignancy was pathologically proven to be an organizing thrombus.
Population
1 patient with a recurrent right atrial mass, previous right atrial mass resection 2 years prior, on…
Design
Case_report
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Intense FDG uptake in right atrial masses does not exclude organizing thrombus; this case extends known PET pitfalls but leaves diagnostic criteria open.
Case Report (n=1)
Organizing cardiac thrombi can exhibit intense 18F-FDG uptake on PET/CT, mimicking malignant tumors and highlighting a potential diagnostic pitfall.
Chaudhuri et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Right atrial mass (n=1). 18F-FDG PET/CT was evaluated on Pathological diagnosis. An intensely hypermetabolic right atrial mass on 18F-FDG PET/CT (SUV max 44.4) mimicking malignancy was pathologically proven to be an organizing thrombus.
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