Chest Wall Keloids Depicted by 18 F-Piflufolastat PET/CT Imaging

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 Jun 1;48(6):e302-e303. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004623. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Abstract

Keloids are pathological scars from exuberant fibroproliferative collagen response and excessive extracellular matrix production usually extending beyond the original wound margins. Although keloids are mostly of dermatological concern, they could be incidentally depicted on scintigraphic planar and PET/CT imaging and could mimic other types of skin diseases. The authors present a case of chest wall keloids documented on 18 F-piflufolastat PET/CT during the evaluation of prostate cancer recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Keloid* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Thoracic Wall* / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Wall* / pathology