Nuklearmedizin 2020; 59(05): 390-393
DOI: 10.1055/a-1153-8879
Case Report

Multimodal Imaging of Schwannoma in Hepatic Hilar Region

En-Tao Liu
1   WeiLun PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
,
Hui-Ling Wang
2   Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
,
Chao Liu
3   Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
,
Zhou-Yang Lian
4   Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
› Author Affiliations

This work was supported by Guangdong Medical Research Fund (NO. A2020001).
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Introduction

A schwannoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor, which originates from Schwann cells in the nerve sheath. Most of the schwannomas are located in the cranial or spinal canal cavity, while some may be located in the hepatic hilar region though this is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case of an older woman with two schwannomas in the hepatic hilar region, who then had preoperative multimodal imaging, in which 18F-FDG PET/CT scans showed a markedly increased 18F-FDG uptake, mimicking that of malignant tumors. Subsequently, the patient underwent complete tumor resection.



Publication History

Article published online:
22 April 2020

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