18F-FDG PET/CT in Metastatic Pilomatrix Carcinoma. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vadrucci, Manuela; Gilardi, Laura; Crivelli, Filippo; Baroli, Alberto; Lomuscio, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 41:Number 12(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: FDG PET/CT -- staging -- pilomatrix carcinoma -- malignant pilomatrixoma; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001405
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: We describe the FDG PET/CT findings in an exceedingly rare case of metastatic pilomatrix carcinoma (PC). A 76-year-old man, who underwent incisional biopsy of a soft-tissue mass in the frontal scalp that revealed PC, was referred for an 18 F-FDG PET/CT scan for staging purposes. PET/CT showed areas of increased radiotracer uptake corresponding to frontal mass and unsuspected lung lesions, which were later confirmed as metastases from PC at histological analysis. Clinical condition deteriorated rapidly, and the patient died 3 months after the initial diagnosis.