Incidental detection of clinically occult pituitary adenoma on whole-body FDG PET imaging

Chi Wan Koo; Peeyush Bhargava; Vandana Rajagopalan; Munir Ghesani; Hajar Sims-Childs; Nolan J. Kagetsu

doi:10.1097/01.rlu.0000191779.75532.05

Incidental detection of clinically occult pituitary adenoma on whole-body FDG PET imaging

Chi Wan Koo, Peeyush Bhargava, Vandana Rajagopalan, Munir Ghesani, Hajar Sims-Childs, Nolan J. Kagetsu

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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)
Pages (from-to)	42-43
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.rlu.0000191779.75532.05
State	Published - Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fluorodeoxyglucose
Incidental
Pituitary adenoma
Positron emission tomography

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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