Lipoma in the Left Brachiocephalic Vein on 18F-PSMA PET/CT 1007: a Clinical Case
https://doi.org/10.37174/2587-7593-2025-8-3-115-120
Abstract
Lipomas of large central veins are rare. The most common localization of these tumors is the inferior vena cava (LVA), where they are found in about 0.5 % of the general population during contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). Currently, no clinical cases of lipomas in the brachiocephalic vein have been published in the literature, which would have been detected during PET/CT examination. Here is a clinical case of a patient with primary multiple metachronous tumor processes: prostate cancer, breast cancer, kidney cancer, that has undergone PET/CT scan with 18F - PSMA-1007.
About the Authors
A. V. Parnas
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
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Aleksandr V. Parnas
24 Kashirskoe highway, Moscow 115478
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A. I. Pronin
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
24 Kashirskoe highway, Moscow 115478
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P. E. Tulin
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
24 Kashirskoe highway, Moscow 115478
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A. V. Filimonov
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
24 Kashirskoe highway, Moscow 115478
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V. S. Ilyakov
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
24 Kashirskoe highway, Moscow 115478
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Parnas A.V., Pronin A.I., Tulin P.E., Filimonov A.V., Ilyakov V.S. Lipoma in the Left Brachiocephalic Vein on 18F-PSMA PET/CT 1007: a Clinical Case. Journal of oncology: diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy. 2025;8(3):115-120. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37174/2587-7593-2025-8-3-115-120
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