Key result
18F-FDG PET/MRI successfully detects lower limb lesions to correctly stage multifocal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
Case Report (n=1)
18F-FDG PET/MRI is useful for the correct staging of rare presentations of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the lower limbs.
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May support PET/MRI staging in rare multifocal limb tumors; leaves open routine adoption pending larger studies.
A 38-year-old man underwent surgical excision of a 1.5-cm subcutaneous nodule of the left leg. Histologic evaluation demonstrated the presence of an epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE). The patient underwent 18F-FDG PET/MRI for staging. This examination demonstrated the presence of several soft tissue and bone lesions in the left lower limb without evidence of distant metastatic disease. The final diagnosis was multifocal EHE of the left lower limb. In this case, 18F-FDG PET/MRI has been very useful in the correct staging of this rare presentation of EHE of the lower limbs.
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Treglia et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (n=1). 18F-FDG PET/MRI was evaluated on Detection of lesions for staging. 18F-FDG PET/MRI successfully detected several soft tissue and bone lesions in the left lower limb, enabling correct staging of multifocal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
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