Baker's Cyst on F-18 FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Ocular Melanoma


Creative Commons License

Cayvarli H., DEREBEK E.

MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY, vol.21, no.2, pp.75-76, 2012 (ESCI, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/mirt.14
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.75-76
  • Keywords: Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, positron emission tomography, popliteal cyst
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present the case of a 56-year-old man with the clinical diagnosis of ocular melanoma. As a part of staging, he underwent an F-18 FDG PET/CT scan for investigating distant metastasis. On PET scan, an increased focal area of F-18 FDG uptake was seen behind patient's right knee that can be confused with distant metastasis. On CT scan, there was a fluid density in the same location. The probable diagnosis was Baker's cyst. Later, USG and MRI confirmed this diagnosis.