FDG PET/CT findings in a rare case of giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus harboring atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A 70-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) underwent FDG PET/CT scan, which revealed a large polypoid soft tissue lesion in the esophagus with peripheral FDG avidity. An endoscopic biopsy revealed inflammatory changes with scattered CLL cells. The final histopathology demonstrated an 18-cm long and 4-cm wide giant fibrovascular polyp that was removed in 2 pieces. The polyp was composed of atypical adipose tissue with scattered giant cells and spindle-shaped cells as well as foci of CLL. Mouse double minute 2 homolog amplification was noted by fluorescence in situ hybridization diffusely in the giant polyp consistent with well-differentiated liposarcoma in a giant fibrovascular polyp.

publication date

  • March 1, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Esophagus
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Lipoma
  • Liposarcoma
  • Polyps
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84892732691

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000358

PubMed ID

  • 24458178

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 39

issue

  • 3