Aggressive Metastasis With Silent PET/CT

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy carrying a poor prognosis. A 65-year-old woman with a pathologically confirmed well-differentiated splenic angiosarcoma developed liver metastases 5 months into follow-up. Subsequent 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging revealed a "dual-negative" pattern, demonstrating no significant radiotracer uptake in the metastatic liver lesions. Despite well-differentiated histology, the tumor showed rapid progression, confirming aggressive behavior in well-differentiated angiosarcoma. The high-grade splenic angiosarcoma demonstrated negative findings on dual-tracer PET/CT, underscoring that vigilance and comprehensive multimodal evaluation are crucial for such occult malignancies.

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Clinical Nuclear Medicine
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2026-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000006391
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Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
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Abstract

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy carrying a poor prognosis. A 65-year-old woman with a pathologically confirmed well-differentiated splenic angiosarcoma developed liver metastases 5 months into follow-up. Subsequent 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging revealed a "dual-negative" pattern, demonstrating no significant radiotracer uptake in the metastatic liver lesions. Despite well-differentiated histology, the tumor showed rapid progression, confirming aggressive behavior in well-differentiated angiosarcoma. The high-grade splenic angiosarcoma demonstrated negative findings on dual-tracer PET/CT, underscoring that vigilance and comprehensive multimodal evaluation are crucial for such occult malignancies.

Clinical Nuclear MedicineVol. 51(5)
Xuzhou Medical College (CN), Huaian First People’s Hospital (CN), Second People’s Hospital of Huai’an (CN), Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Nanjing Medical University
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