F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of a parapharyngeal hemangioma

Devaki S. Surasi; Sara Meibom; Gregory Grillone; Rathan M. Subramaniam

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F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of a parapharyngeal hemangioma

Devaki S. Surasi
, Sara Meibom
, Gregory Grillone
, Rathan M. Subramaniam

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Abstract

Tumors of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) are uncommon, comprising 0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. Hemangiomas are responsible for <1% of all such tumors occurring in the PPS. We present the case report of a 55-year-old woman who presented with sensorineural hearing loss. She was evaluated with an magnetic resonance imaging, which showed an incidental finding of a mass in the right PPS. Tagged red blood cell scan showed increased and progressive attenuation in the lesion, which is diagnostic of hemangioma. PET/CT showed minimal background uptake. This added confidence to the diagnosis, and thus avoided an invasive biopsy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	612-613
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine
Volume	35
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181e4dcd4
State	Published - Aug 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

F-18 FDG PET/CT scan
MRA
Tc-99 tagged RBC scan
parapharyngeal hemangioma

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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