Key result
18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated intense FDG uptake in the aortic arch and multiple metastatic lesions, confirming the diagnosis of primary aortic epithelioid angiosarcoma.
Why the study?
Epithelioid angiosarcoma in the aortic arch with metastatic disease is extremely rare.
Case Report (n=1)
18F-FDG PET/CT successfully identified a rare primary aortic epithelioid angiosarcoma in a patient presenting with suspected bone metastases.
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FDG-PET/CT may detect rare aortic angiosarcoma; leaves open its diagnostic role beyond single cases.
Epithelioid angiosarcoma in the aortic arch with metastatic disease is extremely rare. We report a case of 63-year-old man with suspected bone metastases who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for seeking the potential primary tumor. PET/CT demonstrated intense FDG uptake in the aortic arch with multiple FDG-avid lesions involving the lung, lymph nodes, and bones. Finally, the diagnosis of primary aortic epithelioid angiosarcomas with metastatic disease was confirmed.
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Guan et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Primary aortic epithelioid angiosarcoma with metastatic disease (n=1). 18F-FDG PET/CT was evaluated on Detection of primary tumor and metastatic lesions. 18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated intense FDG uptake in the aortic arch and multiple metastatic lesions, confirming the diagnosis of primary aortic epithelioid angiosarcoma.
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