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KMID : 1148920140480030233
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2014 Volume.48 No. 3 p.233 ~ p.236
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Perirenal 18F-FDG Uptake in a Patient with a Pheochromocytoma
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Park Ji-Hyun
Byun Byung-Hyun
Jung Chang-Won
Moon Han-Sol
Chang Kyoung-Jin
Lim Il-Han
Kim Byung-Il
Choi Chang-Woon
Lim Sang-Moo
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Abstract
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Increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake of brown fat on 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) originating from physiological activation is a common incidental finding and is usually located in the neck, shoulder, and supraclavicular areas. We present a case of an incidental pheochromocytoma showing diffusely increased 18F-FDG uptake in bilateral perirenal fat tissue as well as supraclavicular and paravertebral fat tissue on 18F-FDG PET/CT. The patient had no clinical symptoms except hypertension, and a pheochromocytoma was confirmed in a postsurgical specimen. A pheochromocytoma should be considered a cause in cases of increased 18F-FDG uptake of perirenal brown fat.
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KEYWORD
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Pheochromocyotoma, Brown fat, 18F-FDG, Positron-emission tomography
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