Significantly Elevated FDG Activity in Esophageal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of a Pediatric Patient
A 13-year-old girl presented with dysphagia underwent contrast-enhanced CT and endoscopy. The CT revealed cervical esophageal wall thickening with heterogeneous enhancement. Microscopic examination of the biopsy specimen suggested a possible mesenchymal tumor. She underwent an 18 F-FDG PET/CT scan for staging. The scan showed local thickening of the cervical esophageal wall with heterogeneous and significantly elevated FDG activity. Subsequent immunohistochemical staining and fluorescence in situ hybridization confirmed the diagnosis of esophageal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.
Authors
- Lin Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6304-2249)
- Liyan Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-9390)
- Xin Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8619-4878)
- Xuejuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-3907)
- Jing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6354-6975)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- National Cancer Center (US)
- National Clinical Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000005684
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.67