Journal
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Volume 46, Issue 9, Pages 779-780Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003706
Keywords
diffuse cutaneous angiosarcoma; FDG PET/CT; scalp
Funding
- 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University [ZYGD18016]
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Diffuse cutaneous angiosarcomas are rare and can be effectively treated with chemotherapy based on FDG PET/CT findings, avoiding inappropriate surgery and radiotherapy for widespread skin involvement.
Diffuse cutaneous angiosarcomas are rare. Herein, we reported FDG PET/CT findings of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a 59-year-old man. FDG PET/CT imaging was performed for staging, showing diffuse intense FDG uptake with an SUVmax of 19 in the scalp and face. Chemotherapy was recommended for this patient because surgery and radiotherapy were not appropriate due to the widespread skin involvement. Our case suggests that cutaneous angiosarcoma can present with diffuse skin involvement, and FDG PET/CT plays an important role in determining the treatment plan to avoid unnecessary surgery and radiotherapy.
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