Contained Rupture of a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Mimicking a Malignant Tumor: a Case Report |
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| Authors: | Hyung Seok Chang Soo Jeong Kim Young Hwan Kim |
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| Institution: | Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29, Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181 South Korea |
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| Abstract: | An 81-year-old man underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to evaluate a mediastinal mass, which was discovered during the investigation for hemoptysis. The periphery of the mass abutting the aortic arch demonstrated heterogeneously increased FDG uptake, whereas most of the central portion of the mass was photopenic. The mass turned out to be an atheromatous organizing hematoma associated with contained aortic rupture. |
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| Keywords: | Thoracic aortic aneurysm F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose Contained rupture Acute aortic syndrome |
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