|
First Author
|
Age, years
|
Sex
|
Clinical Presentation
|
Location
|
Size, cm
|
History
|
SUV
|
|---|
|
Hamada [4]
|
65
|
M
|
femoral neuropathy
|
right ilium
|
8 × 5
|
no history
|
3.1
|
|
Kwon [5]
|
67
|
F
|
dyspnea
|
right hemithorax
|
NS
|
pneumonectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis
|
3.7
|
|
Takahama [6]
|
77
|
M
|
intermittent pain
|
right chest wall
|
4.5 × 2.2
|
tuberculous pleurisy
|
5.5
|
|
Tokue (present)
|
77
|
M
|
chest discomfort
|
intrapericardial
|
9 × 6 × 4
|
mitral valve replacement
|
3.5
|
- Abbreviations: FDG, 2-[18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose; NS, data not shown; PET, positron-emission tomography; SUV, standardized uptake value
- In all cases, the peripheral portion of the chronic expanding hematoma tended to take up FDG.
