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Bladder Leiomyoma: A Rare Differential and a Potential Pitfall in the Evaluation for a Bladder Mass in 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18 FDG PET/CT) has shown an increasing role in the evaluation of urinary bladder cancer, though benign pathological processes of the urinary bladder can also result in increased FDG uptake. Leiomyomas of urinary bladder are benign mesenchymal neoplasms and a very rare bladder tumor comprising <0.5% of all bladder tumors. Here, we present the low-grade 18 FDG uptake in urinary bladder leiomyoma on PET/CT done for the clinical suspicion of bladder cancer, which can be a rare differential for bladder carcinoma.

Source: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_40_18

Authors: Abhishek Sharma, Shelvin Kumar Vadi, Ashwani Sood, Santosh Kumar, Uttam Kumar Mete, Mayur Parkhi, Bhagwant Rai Mittal

Institution: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Language: English

Topic: Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2883954951

FWCI: 0.255

Cites: 9

Cited by: 6

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