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FDG Uptake Caused by Right Varicocele

Jia Deng, Yuanyuan Sun¹, Renjie He²

¹Qingdao Hiser Hospital Affiliated of Qingdao University (Qingdao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Qingdao, Shandong.

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

|February 20, 2024

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans can reveal unexpected findings. In this case, a PET/CT scan for lung cancer staging incidentally identified a right varicocele, a condition involving enlarged veins in the scrotum.

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Area of Science:

Nuclear Medicine
Radiology
Urology

Background:

18F-FDG PET/CT is a crucial imaging modality for cancer staging.
Incidental findings on PET/CT scans require careful interpretation.
Varicocele is a common condition affecting the venous system of the scrotum.

Observation:

A 67-year-old male patient presented for lung cancer staging using 18F-FDG PET/CT.
The PET/CT scan demonstrated unusual strip-shaped 18F-FDG uptake in the right inguinal region.
This finding was not directly related to the primary oncological indication.

Findings:

The observed abnormal uptake on PET/CT was confirmed by ultrasound as a right varicocele.
This highlights the potential for PET/CT to detect non-oncological abnormalities.

The varicocele was an incidental finding during the staging procedure.

Implications:

This case underscores the importance of recognizing incidental findings in PET/CT imaging.
It suggests that PET/CT may have a role in identifying urological conditions like varicocele.
Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians should be aware of this potential association.