Increased Activity of the Pancreatic Infarcts Mimicking Malignancy on FDG PET/CT.
Wen Xie, Aisheng Dong, Yanping Liu
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Case in brief
A patient developed multiple iatrogenic pancreatic infarcts following transcatheter bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis due to lung cancer. Imaging revealed peripheral pancreatic infarcts that were hypovascular on contrast-enhanced CT and exhibited hypermetabolism on FDG PET/CT, leading to a misleading impression of malignancy. The condition was recognized and managed appropriately.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
Clinicians should consider pancreatic infarcts in the differential diagnosis of FDG-avid pancreatic lesions, particularly in patients who have undergone endovascular embolization.