Korean Journal of Radiology

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$^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT in Primary AL Hepatic Amyloidosis Associated with Multiple Myeloma

  • Son, Youn-Mi (Department of Radiology, Seoul Medical Center) ;
  • Choi, Joon-Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Bak, Cheol-Hee (Department of Radiology, Seoul Medical Center) ;
  • Cheon, Mi-Ju (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Young-Eun (Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Han (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2011.10.01
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Abstract

We report here on a rare case of primary AL hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma in a 64-year-old woman. The patient was referred for evaluating her progressive jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose ($^{18}F$-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) showed diffusely and markedly increased $^{18}F$-FDG uptake in the liver. Although there have been several case studies showing positive $^{18}F$-FDG uptake in pulmonary amyloidosis, to the best of our knowledge, the $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT findings of hepatic amyloidosis or primary hepatic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma have not been reported previously.

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