Abstract
A patient with metastatic leiomyosarcoma demonstrated a focus of intense hypermetabolism in the sellar region in a posttreatment F-18 FDG PET. Further workup with magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pituitary adenoma. Endocrinologic evaluation was consistent with acromegaly. The patient underwent transsphenoidal hypophysectomy with pathology consistent with a growth hormone-secreting pituitary macroadenoma. This case demonstrates early detection of a pituitary adenoma by whole-body FDG PET and emphasizes the importance of pursuing incidental findings detected in the sella on PET imaging.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 42-43 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fluorodeoxyglucose
- Incidental
- Pituitary adenoma
- Positron emission tomography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging