Retroperitoneal Bronchogenic Cyst Presenting Paraadrenal Tumor Incidentally Detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
Nucl Med Mol Imaging
; 49(1): 69-72, 2015 Mar.
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A follow-up (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) PET/CT scan of a 57-year-old asymptomatic male who had undergone total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer revealed a 5.0 × 4.0-cm, well-defined, ovoid-shaped mass around the left adrenal gland without definite FDG uptake. On the adrenal CT scan, the left paraadrenal tumor showed high attenuation on the precontrast scan without enhancement. The average Hounsfield unit (HU) was 58.1 on the precontrast scan and 58.4 on the postcontrast scan. The patient underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy for resection of the left paraadrenal tumor. The final histopathologic examination revealed a bronchogenic cyst. Although retroperitoneal bronchogenic cysts are rare, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal cystic tumors. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult, but a contrast-enhanced CT scan or (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan may be useful for differentiating hyperattenuated cysts from other soft tissue masses.
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