18F-FDG PET/CT of a Rare Case of an Adenomatoid Tumor of the Adrenal Gland. (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dietz, Matthieu; Neyrand, Sophie; Dhomps, Anthony; Decaussin-Petrucci, Myriam; Tordo, Jeremie
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 45:Number 7(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: adenomatoid tumor -- adrenal gland -- benign -- FDG -- PET/CT; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003097
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: A 28-year old man, with previous history of chronic abdominal pain, was referred to our nuclear medicine center for an 18 F-FDG PET/CT following the fortuitous discovery of a 48-mm right adrenal gland lesion of heterogeneous density at the CT scan. The PET/CT showed an isolated heterogeneous significant uptake evocative of neoplasia. Surprisingly, the anatomopathological analysis after surgery revealed an adenoid tumor of the adrenal gland. This case of a rare benign tumor can be a source of false-positive and mimicking malignancies in the exploration of adrenal lesions.