A Rare Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Adrenal Gland Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Giorgio Treglia; Luigi Oragano; Guido Fadda; Marco Raffaelli; Celestino Pio Lombardi; Paola Castaldi; Vittoria Rufini

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e31828e9752

A Rare Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Adrenal Gland Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Giorgio Treglia, Luigi Oragano, Guido Fadda, Marco Raffaelli, Celestino Pio Lombardi, Paola Castaldi, Vittoria Rufini

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A 33-year old man underwent an F-FDG PET/CT searching for the cause of a fever of unknown origin. F-FDG PET/CT incidentally detected a focal area of markedly increased radiopharmaceutical uptake corresponding to a 2.5-cm nodule in the right adrenal gland. Laboratory data ruled out the presence of a functioning adrenal lesion. All these findings were suggestive of adrenal malignancy. After right adrenalectomy, histology showed a benign solitary fibrous tumor of the adrenal gland. This case highlights that benign solitary fibrous tumor should be considered as possible false-positive F-FDG PET/CT finding for malignancy in evaluating adrenal incidentalomas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	475-477
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	39
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e31828e9752
Publication status	Published - 2013

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18F-FDG PET/CT
ibrous Tumor of the Adrenal Gland

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A Rare Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Adrenal Gland Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT

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