High 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Adrenal Angiomyolipoma: Case Report and Review of Literature

Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jun;94(22):e900. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000900.

Abstract

Adrenal angiomyolipoma is an extremely rare tumor, although computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging findings of adrenal angiomyolipoma have been reported, there are no reports regarding integrated fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) imaging. We report a case of adrenal angiomyolipoma showing a significantly high uptake of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose on PET/CT study. The maximal standardized uptake value (SUV) of the lesion was 18.8. Adrenal angiomyolipoma can show an intense uptake in FDG-PET/CT, and this can easily be confused with a malignant disease. Adrenal angiomyolipoma should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in cases of adrenal incidentaloma with intense FDG uptake.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Angiomyolipoma / diagnosis*
  • Angiomyolipoma / surgery
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18