1. Fluorodeoxyglucose activity associated with a cosmetic poly-L-lactide filler: a potential confounder on positron emission tomography and computed tomography.
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Dwivedi K, Prabhu IS, and Bradley KM
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- Aged, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neoplasm Staging, Tongue Neoplasms pathology, Tongue Neoplasms surgery, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell diagnostic imaging, Dermal Fillers pharmacology, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 pharmacokinetics, Polyesters pharmacology, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Radiopharmaceuticals pharmacokinetics, Tongue Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
Injectable cosmetic fillers are increasingly popular, but are not often considered as a cause of abnormal findings on imaging. We present a case of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) filler associated with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake, which had the potential to interfere with staging of a squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral tongue. We characterise the FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) properties of a PLLA dermal filler, Sculptra
® (Aventis), and highlight its potentially confounding appearance in the staging scans of oncological patients, particularly those with oral tumours., (Copyright © 2017 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2018
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