Calcific Tendinosis: A Potential Mimicker of Malignancy on PET

We report a case of a 53 year old female with breast cancer and elevated glucose activity at the left greater trochanter on PET imaging. Further imaging with CT and MRI showed that this focus of increased FDG activity on PET was calcific tendinosis of the gluteus medius tendon, which mimicked metast...

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Main Authors: Vogel-Claussen, Jens, Morrison, William, Zoga, Adam, Bergin, Diane, Gopez, Angela, Fayad, Laura M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891466/