Sabas Carlos Vieira; Jucélia Saraiva e Silva; Eveline Brandão Madeira; Júlio César Queiroz de França; Sebastião Nunes Martins Filho
Radiol Bras 2011;44(6):401-402 - CASE REPORT
Breast hemangioma is a rare benign tumor that presents either absent or low 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake at positron emission tomography (PET). The authors report the case of a breast nodule pathologically compatible with hemangioma in a woman whose PET-scan has demonstrated increased FDG uptake (simulating a malignant tumor). A brief review of factors leading to false positive and false negative PET results is also undertaken.
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