Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary with high FDG uptake

Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Jul;38(7):553-6. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318292aa65.

Abstract

Granulosa cell tumor (GCT) of the ovary is a rare tumor accounting for 2%-5% of ovarian malignancies. Although the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET/CT is well demonstrated in the staging and follow-up of the great majority of ovarian cancers, GCTs are known to cause false-negative results on FDG PET because of very low FDG avidity. We present a case of a GCT in which an 18F-FDG PET/CT proved very useful in the detection of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / drug therapy
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / pathology
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ovariectomy
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Supplementary concepts

  • Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary