Amyloidosis Associated Kidney Failure with Gross Hypermetabolic Intra-abdominal Mass
Journal Title: Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy - Year 2020, Vol 29, Issue 1
Abstract
A 23-year-old male patient who presented with impaired kidney function tests attended to hospital for hemodialysis and underwent 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) examination for the metabolic characterization of the intra-abdominal mass which was found in the ultrasonography. 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed a mass lesion adjacent to the liver which was hypermetabolic and the pathology of the lesion was determined as amyloidosis. To the best of our knowledge, the case with 18F-FDG PET/CT images of a huge amyloid mass is the first in the literature.
Authors and Affiliations
Zehra Pınar Koç, Pınar Pelin Özcan, Kenan Turgutalp, Kaan Esen, Tuğba Kara
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