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Table 1 Documented cases of chronic expanding hematomas and their FDG-PET characteristics

From: 2-[18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET) findings of chronic expanding intrapericardial hematoma: a potential interpretive pitfall that mimics a malignant tumor

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

  1. Abbreviations: FDG, 2-[18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose; NS, data not shown; PET, positron-emission tomography; SUV, standardized uptake value
  2. In all cases, the peripheral portion of the chronic expanding hematoma tended to take up FDG.