Intravenous Pyogenic Granuloma in the Inguinal Canal Mimicking Lymph Node Metastasis on PSMA PET/CT

Sarah MD. Skyum; Andrea K. Anthonsen; Giedrius Salkus; Dmitry Kvon; Helle D. Zacho

doi:10.1097/RLU.0000000000004796

Intravenous Pyogenic Granuloma in the Inguinal Canal Mimicking Lymph Node Metastasis on PSMA PET/CT

Sarah MD. Skyum^*, Andrea K. Anthonsen, Giedrius Salkus, Dmitry Kvon, Helle D. Zacho

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Abstract

We present a 68-year-old man with newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer who was referred for PSMA PET/CT after the initial CT showed a contrast-enhanced structure resembling a lymph node in the left inguinal canal. No other findings suggesting metastatic disease were seen on CT or bone scintigraphy. PSMA PET/CT showed moderate PSMA uptake in the inguinal tissue, substantiating an unexpected location of lymph node metastasis. The uncommon location warranted an excision biopsy, and an IV pyogenic granuloma was diagnosed on histological examination, emphasizing the importance of biopsy of unexpected findings.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	e500-e502
ISSN	0363-9762
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000004796
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023

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Keywords

Aged
Granuloma, Pyogenic
Humans
Inguinal Canal/diagnostic imaging
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
false-positive
PSMA PET/CT
IV pyogenic granuloma
prostate cancer
primary staging

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Intravenous Pyogenic Granuloma in the Inguinal Canal Mimicking Lymph Node Metastasis on PSMA PET/CT

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