FDG PET/CT of Benign Psammomatous Meningioma Effacing the Medulla
A 62-year-old woman had progressively developing throbbing right neck pain for 1 year. The pain radiated to the right suboccipital area, sometimes accompanied by breathlessness. To rule out cancer, patient received FDG PET/CT, which showed an intraspinal cord intense FDG-avid calcified mass at the l...
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Published in | Clinical nuclear medicine Vol. 46; no. 3; p. 252 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.03.2021
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Summary: | A 62-year-old woman had progressively developing throbbing right neck pain for 1 year. The pain radiated to the right suboccipital area, sometimes accompanied by breathlessness. To rule out cancer, patient received FDG PET/CT, which showed an intraspinal cord intense FDG-avid calcified mass at the level of the first cervical spine, mimicking malignancy. MRI showed it effacing the medulla; surgery is probably a challenge. She received laminectomy with tumor removal; pathology showed psammomatous meningioma, World Health Organization grade I. This case suggests that benign spinal cord psammomatous meningioma with calcification may show high FDG uptake, mimicking malignancy. |
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ISSN: | 1536-0229 |
DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003477 |