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FDG uptake by a condylomata acuminata in an HIV-infected patient mimicked urine contamination.

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Clinical nuclear medicine (impact factor: 3.92). 04/2012; 37(4):420-1. DOI:10.1097/RLU.0b013e318238f48e pp.420-1
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ABSTRACT We report a case of a large condyloma on the upper side of the penis that exhibited a high FDG uptake on PET/CT images, mimicking urine contamination. The patient was a 30-year-old, HIV-infected homosexual man, and his CD4 cell count was 163/μL. FDG PET/CT imaging was performed for a survey of occult cancer. A whole-body FDG PET/CT examination showed an intense FDG uptake on the upper side of the penis. The CT portion confirmed that the lesion was not urine contamination but a tumor with a cauliflower-like shape. The tumor was excised and a histopathological examination revealed a condyloma.

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Keywords

30-year-old
 
cauliflower-like shape
 
CD4 cell count
 
CT portion
 
exhibited
 
FDG PET/CT imaging
 
FDG uptake
 
intense FDG uptake
 
large condyloma
 
mimicking urine contamination
 
occult cancer
 
PET/CT images
 
tumor
 
upper side
 
whole-body FDG PET/CT examination