Imaging characteristics of heterotopic mesenteric ossification on FDG PET and Tc-99m bone SPECT

Sylvia Deryk, Lode Goethals, Christian Van Hove, Caroline Geers, Frederik Vandenbroucke, Karolien Van Hove, Axel Bossuyt, Tony Lahoutte

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Abstract

A CT scan of a 69-year-old male patient, performed for staging of suspected lung carcinoma, incidentally showed an irregular lesion of 10 cm in the upper abdomen. Further investigation using FDG-PET showed only moderately increased glucose metabolism, whereas Tc-99m MDP SPECT revealed intense osteoblastic activity inside the lesion. A CT-guided biopsy was performed and histologic analysis established the diagnosis of heterotopic mesenteric ossification. This pathology is rare and mostly diagnosed when it is complicated by small bowel obstruction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)496-499
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume33
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008

Keywords

  • heterotopic mesenteric ossification
  • FDG PET
  • bone scan
  • intra-abdominal myositis ossificans

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