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Two Rare Benign Lesions on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT: Peliosis Hepatis and SANT

10.4274/mirt.galenos.2023.02328

• Ediz Beyhan
• Ahu Senem Demiröz
• İbrahim Taşkın Rakıcı
• Tevfik Fikret Çermik
• Esra Arslan

Received Date: 21.03.2023 Accepted Date: 29.05.2023 Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2024;33(1):43-46 PMID: 38390788

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Peliosis hepatis (PH) and sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen are uncommon benign lesions. Diagnosis can be difficult in some patients. Herein, we present the case of a 28-year-old woman referred with abdominal pain who had spleen lesions. ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed multiple non-FDG avid lesions in the liver and hypermetabolic lesions in the spleen. In addition, abdominal magnetic resonance imaging was performed. Histopathology revealed sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation in the spleen and PH in the liver.

Keywords: Peliosis hepatis, splenic lesions, liver lesions, 18F-FDG PET/CT, SANT

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Informed Consent: Patient consent was obtained.

Authorship Contributions

Surgical and Medical Practices: A.S.D., E.B., İ.T.R., T.F.Ç, E.A., Concept: E.A., T.F.Ç, E.B., A.S.D., İ.T.R., Design: T.F.Ç, E.A., E.B., A.S.D., İ.T.R., Data Collection or Processing: İ.T.R., E.B., A.S.D., T.F.Ç, E.A., Analysis or Interpretation: E.A., T.F.Ç, E.B., A.S.D., İ.T.R., Literature Search: E.B., E.A., A.S.D., İ.T.R., T.F.Ç, Writing: E.B., E.A., A.S.D., İ.T.R., T.F.Ç.

Conflict of Interest: No conflicts of interest were declared by the authors.

Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that this study has received no financial support.

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