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- Title
Increased F-FDG Uptake in Bilateral Gynecomastia Secondary to Feminizing Adrenal Tumor: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature.
- Authors
Verma, Priyanka; Malhotra, Gaurav; Kothari, Sneha; Jagtap, Rajlaxmi; Asopa, Ramesh V.
- Abstract
A 21 year old male who presented with painful enlargement of both the breasts and a hyperestrogenic state, was found to harbor a heterogeneous mass arising from the right adrenal on contrast enhanced Computed Tomography abdomen. The mass was hypermetabolic with no regional, nodal or distant metastases on Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography examination. Notably, substantial tracer uptake was seen in bilateral gynecomastia. The patient underwent a right adrenalectomy with the histopathology report confirming adrenocortical carcinoma. This case demonstrates utility of FDG PET/CT in adrenocortical carcinoma. However, when interpreting FDG PET/CT as a staging tool in oncological male patients, one should consider gynecomastia as a possible cause for increased FDG uptake in the breast as it may lead to a false positive interpretation.
- Subjects
FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; POSITRON emission tomography; COMPUTED tomography; ADRENALECTOMY
- Publication
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
0972-3919
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0972-3919.202246