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Imaging of Hepatic Ectopic Pregnancy by 18F-FDG PET/CT
Jingwen Hao1, Zhen Cheng, Na Hu
1From the *PET-CT Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; and †Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology and Bio-X Program, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Abstract:
Hepatic ectopic pregnancy is an uncommon form of extrauterine pregnancy. A 31-year-old woman had acute abdominal pain and distention. Laboratory examination showed significantly increased serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin level. Both ultrasound and MRI identified a lesion located at the right lobe of the liver. FDG PET/CT was performed to determine whether the other causes of elevated β-human chorionic gonadotropin level, which showed an oval mass with mid peripherally increased FDG activity. After surgery, pathological results confirmed a diagnosis of hepatic ectopic pregnancy.
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