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Junhao Wu1, Yingwei Wang, Chunyin Zhang
1From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University; and Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province; and Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
A 48-year-old man presented with a painless enlarging mass on his right thigh for 2 months. He had a history of neurofibromatosis. MRI showed a mass in his right thigh. Malignant tumor was suspected. He was enrolled in the clinical trial of 68Ga-FAPI in solid tumors. Multiple increased FAPI uptake was observed in the right thigh mass, lung, and mediastinal lymph nodes, which were confirmed being pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma by biopsy. In addition, widespread metabolic activity was also observed in his cutaneous fibroma nodules. This case showed that benign neurofibromatosis can cause FAPI uptake.
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