FDG PET/CT findings of splenic angiosarcoma.

A case of splenic angiosarcoma is described with FDG PET findings. The patient was 53-year-old male had epigastric pain and weight loss. FDG PET/CT revealed a solitary splenic tumor of 140 mm invading the liver and left diaphragm. FDG accumulated in the periphery of the tumor. Five months after operation, recurrence was found in the surgical bed as an FDG-avid tumor. FDG PET is thought to be useful in detecting primary splenic angiosarcoma and recurrence.