FDG PET/CT Image of a Solitary Rib Hamartoma.

Liu Xiao, Liu Yang, Lin Li

Clinical nuclear medicine 2022 Mar 01

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Hamartoma of the rib is very rare in adults. Herein, we report a 49-year-old woman who complained of chest pain for 1 month. FDG PET/CT revealed focal osteolytic bone destruction in the right 11th rib with elevated FDG uptake. The postoperative pathology supported the diagnosis of hamartoma. Our case shows that hamartoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis when there is solitary osteolytic bone destruction in the rib with intense FDG uptake. Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.