Angiosarcoma of the Abdominal Aorta After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging Findings

ABSTRACTPrimary angiosarcomas of the aorta are rare, highly aggressive malignant tumors for which there have been limited documented cases in the medical literature. Diagnosis is challenging due to nonspecific symptomatology and imitation of common aortic pathologies. A subset of these primary aorti...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2021-04, Vol.46 (4), p.e200-e202
Main Authors: Walker, Kadeem, Khan, Neiladri, Scherer, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Abdominal - surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery
Endovascular Procedures
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Hemangiosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Hemangiosarcoma - pathology
Humans
Male
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:ABSTRACTPrimary angiosarcomas of the aorta are rare, highly aggressive malignant tumors for which there have been limited documented cases in the medical literature. Diagnosis is challenging due to nonspecific symptomatology and imitation of common aortic pathologies. A subset of these primary aortic angiosarcoma cases is seen in association with endovascular aneurysm repair, or EVAR; however, the connection between the 2 entities is not completely understood. Here, we present F-FDG PET/CT imaging findings of an angiosarcoma of the aorta in a 69-year-old man status post EVAR.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0000000000003363