INTERESTING IMAGE
Solitary Hepatic Metastasis From Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Mimicking Atypical Hemangioma
Insights From Multimodality Diagnostic Approach by MRI, F-18 FDG and F-18
FDOPA PET/CT
Alessio Imperiale, MD,* Michel Greget, MD,† Ge ´rard Chabrier, MD,‡ Julie Keomany, MD,*
Edmond Rust, MD,* Julien Detour, PharmD,§ Patrick Pessaux, MD, PhD,¶ and Bernard Goichot, MD, PhD‡
Abstract: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is an uncommon malignant
endocrine tumor. Distant metastases occur frequently in patients with ele-
vated serum calcitonin values. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment, so
the early detection of metastatic involvement is crucial for patient outcome.
F-18 FDOPA PET/CT seems to be a promising diagnostic tool for disease
recurrence detection. We report the results of multimodality diagnostic
approach by MRI, F-18 FDG, and F-18 FDOPA PET/CT in a patient with a
solitary hepatic metastasis from MTC mimicking atypical hemangioma.
Key Words: medullary thyroid carcinoma, liver metastasis, atypical
hemangioma, F-18 FDOPA PET, F-18 FDG PET
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Received for publication November 30, 2009; revision accepted December 26,
2009.
From the *Service de Biophysique et Me ´decine Nucle ´aire and †Service de
Radiologie 1, Ho ˆpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France;
‡Service de Me ´dicine Interne, Endocrinologie et Nutrition, Ho ˆpitaux Univer-
sitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; §Radiopharmacie, Ho ˆpitaux Uni-
versitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; and ¶Service de Chirurgie
Ge ´ne ´rale, He ´patique et Endocrinienne, Ho ˆ pitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg,
Strasbourg, France.
Reprints: Alessio Imperiale, MD, Service de Biophysique et de Me ´decine Nucle ´-
aire, Ho ˆpital de Hautepierre, 1, Avenue Molie `re, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex,
France. E-mail: alessio.IMPERIALE@chru-strasbourg.fr.
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