The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 2024

18F-FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP Bone Scintigraphy Findings of Multifocal Desmoid Fibromatosis

Author Information

Nuh Filizoglu 1, Salih Ozguven 2, Tunc Ones 2, Fuat Dede 2, Tanju Yusuf Erdil 2

1From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital. 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Publication

Clin Nucl Med

Summary

Desmoid fibromatosis, also called desmoid tumors, is a group of locally aggressive fibromatous proliferative disorders. They represent less than 3% of all soft tissue sarcoma and are multifocal in approximately 10% of cases. However, there are only a few cases in the literature describing 18F-FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP bone scan features of extra-abdominal desmoid fibromas, and all were solitary bone lesions. Herein, we presented a unique case of multifocal desmoid fibromatosis of bone illustrating the prospective value of 18F-FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP bone scan in the evaluation of desmoid tumors.

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