Ectopic Mature Cerebral Tissue in the Nasal Cavity Incidentally Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lococo, Filippo; Treglia, Giorgio; Filice, Angelina; Pernice, Carmine; Versari, Annibale; Paci, Massimiliano; Rapicetta, Cristian; Sgarbi, Giorgio
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 40:Number 1(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000480
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Herein we describe a rare case of neuroglial heterotopia (ectopic mature cerebral tissue) incidentally detected by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT. A 52-year-old female patient underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for metabolic characterization of a left pulmonary nodule. ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT revealed increased radiopharmaceutical uptake corresponding to the pulmonary nodule pathologically described as adenocarcinoma. Furthermore, an area of increased ¹⁸F-FDG uptake corresponding to a lesion in the left nasal cavity was detected. Endoscopic biopsy of the nasal lesion showed the presence of ectopic mature cerebral tissue suggesting the presence of neuroglial heterotopia.</p> </sec> </abstract>