Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma in Mediastinum: Imaging with (18)F-FDG PET/CT.

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Author	Choi, Bong-Hoi Yoon, Seok-Ho Lee, Sungsoo Jo, Kyung Sook Song, Hee-Sung An, Young-Sil Yoon, Joon-Kee Lee, Su Jin
Abstract	Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is the most common soft tissue tumor which often occurs in the extremities and the retroperitoneum. Primary mediastinal MFH is rare; thus, findings on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) of mediastinal MFH have not been reported yet. We report herein the case of a 64-year-old man who was presented with a superior mediastinal mass. The mass showed intense 18F-FDG uptake with central metabolic defect on PET/CT. The maximum standardized uptake value was 17.4. After tumor removal via median sternotomy, an MFH of the storiform-pleomorphic type was diagnosed on histopathologic examination. We present the first report of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging of MFH in the superior mediastinum.
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ISSN	18693474
Volume Number	46
DOI	10.1007/s13139-012-0157-5
PubMed Central reference number	PMC4043068
Issue Number	4
PubMed reference number	24900079
Journal	Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging [Nucl Med Mol Imaging]
e-ISSN	18693482
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-07-24
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	© Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2012
Subject Keyword	Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Mediastinum 18F-FDG PET/CT
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging