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F-18 FDG PET/CT showed focal uptake in the left ventricular apex corresponding to a cardiac hemangioma in a 16-year-old girl.
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This case report demonstrates that cardiac hemangiomas can exhibit focal uptake on F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging.
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Focal cardiac FDG uptake does not exclude benign hemangioma; leaves open the specificity of PET/CT for cardiac tumor diagnosis.
A 16-year-old girl presented with intermittent dyspnea, chest oppression, and dizziness on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a vascularized mass in the left ventricle. Cardiac gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) showed a solid mass in the left ventricular apex and minimal bilateral pleural and pericardial effusions. This mass showed an intense contrast enhancement and a high perfusion. F-18 fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) showed a focal uptake in the left ventricular apex with no evidence of abnormal extracardiac uptake. This is a report of FDG uptake by a cardiac hemangioma.
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Martínez‐Rodríguez et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Cardiac hemangioma (n=1). F-18 FDG PET/CT was evaluated on F-18 FDG PET/CT uptake. F-18 FDG PET/CT showed focal uptake in the left ventricular apex corresponding to a cardiac hemangioma in a 16-year-old girl.
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