Increased FDG Uptake in Scrotal Steatocystoma Multiplex With Calcification

ABSTRACTSteatocystoma multiplex is a rare, benign, sporadic or familial disorder. Steatocystoma multiplex with extensive calcification is extremely rare. A 57-year-old man presented fever and cough with expectoration for 3 weeks. Chest CT showed bilateral pleural effusion. FDG PET/CT showed diffuse...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2014-09, Vol.39 (9), p.822-824
Main Authors: Dong, Aisheng, Zuo, Changjing, Zhai, Zhijun, Wang, Yang, Dong, Yuchao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnosis
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Incidental Findings
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals
Scrotum - diagnostic imaging
Scrotum - pathology
Sepsis - diagnosis
Skin - pathology
Steatocystoma Multiplex - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:ABSTRACTSteatocystoma multiplex is a rare, benign, sporadic or familial disorder. Steatocystoma multiplex with extensive calcification is extremely rare. A 57-year-old man presented fever and cough with expectoration for 3 weeks. Chest CT showed bilateral pleural effusion. FDG PET/CT showed diffuse FDG uptake of the bone marrow and multiple hypermetabolic calcified nodules in the scrotum with SUVmax of 7.6. Blood culture revealed septicemia. Skin biopsy of the scrotal nodules revealed steatocystoma multiplex with calcification. Histopathologically, there were rich multinucleated giant cells and lymphocytes in the cyst wall of the steatocystoma, which may contribute to the increased FDG uptake.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0000000000000300