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Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
2009;17(2) : 50-54
 
Case Report
Unusual Diagnosis of Von Hippel Lindau Syndrome on PET/CT - Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

 

Maria M. D'Souza, Rajnish Sharma, Madhavi Tripathi, Abhinav Jaimini, Dinesh Singh, Anupam Mondal

Division of PET Imaging, MIRC, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences,

Brig. SK Majumdar Marg, Delhi, India

 

Corresponding Author:
 

Dr. Maria M D'Souza, Division of PET Imaging, MIRC, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi - 110054, India

E-mail: maria.md@rediffmail.com

Received:November 16,2009
Accepted: December 3,2009
Available online:December 20,2009
Abstract:

We report an unusual case of a young male with cerebellar hemangioblastoma treated previously for medullary carcinoma of thyroid, whose PET/CT scans revealed a constellation of findings that suggested the rare Von Hippel Lindau syndrome. The diagnosis was clinched by confirming the findings on whole body contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMR). The report highlights the need to carefully evaluate subtle findings on PET/CT that could be missed or misinterpreted as other diagnoses. It also adds to the existing literature of two cases with Von Hippel Lindau syndrome and medullary carcinoma of thyroid.

Keywords:
Von Hippel Lindau syndrome ،  Medullary carcinoma ،  PET/CT
Permanent Link: http://journals.tums.ac.ir/abs/15133
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