TY - JOUR
T1 - Bleeding Small Intestine Pyogenic Granuloma on 18F-FDG PET/CT
AU - Iravani, Amir
AU - Law, Andrew
AU - Millward, Michael
AU - Warner, Michael
AU - Sparrow, Susan
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - A 53-year-old man with metastatic melanoma, in remission, presented with an 8-week history of melena and anemia. Initial investigations including upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, and Tc-labeled red blood cell scan did not reveal a source of bleeding. Given the concern over melanoma recurrence, F-FDG PET/CT was performed that demonstrated a focus of intense uptake in the small bowel. Uncomplicated surgical resection of the segment of jejunum containing the lesion was performed, after which the patient reported no further gastrointestinal bleeding. Histopathological assessment of the lesion was consistent with pyogenic granuloma.
AB - A 53-year-old man with metastatic melanoma, in remission, presented with an 8-week history of melena and anemia. Initial investigations including upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, and Tc-labeled red blood cell scan did not reveal a source of bleeding. Given the concern over melanoma recurrence, F-FDG PET/CT was performed that demonstrated a focus of intense uptake in the small bowel. Uncomplicated surgical resection of the segment of jejunum containing the lesion was performed, after which the patient reported no further gastrointestinal bleeding. Histopathological assessment of the lesion was consistent with pyogenic granuloma.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84974717450&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000929
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000929
M3 - Article
C2 - 26252336
AN - SCOPUS:84974717450
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 40
SP - 869
EP - 870
JO - Clinical nuclear medicine
JF - Clinical nuclear medicine
IS - 11
ER -