Benign Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Lesions on FDG-PET/CT

18F-FDG, the most commonly used PET radiopharmaceutical in clinical practice, can also accumulate in inflammatory and infectious conditions. This may account for false-positive PET findings when staging or restaging a patient with malignancy. As clinical use of FDG-PET-CT is increasing, nuclear medicine physicians are encountering a myriad of cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, many of which are incidental and benign. The most common cause for the FDG avidity of these lesions is inflammation. Although a specific diagnosis may not always be possible, background clinical history and morphologic features of the lesion on CT may help narrow the differential diagnosis.
Source: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Source Type: research