Presurgical Identification of Uterine Smooth Muscle Malignancies through the Characteristic FDG Uptake Pattern on PET Scans

<div>Illustrative images of a patient with a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP). The “hollow ball” sign was evident on the transaxial view of FDG PET image (a) and PET/CT fusion image (b). The histopathological examination revealed foci of necrosis (letter N) among tumor cells (letter T) (hematoxylin and eosin staining, 100x magnification) (c).</div>

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Figure 4: Presurgical Identification of Uterine Smooth Muscle Malignancies through the Characteristic FDG Uptake Pattern on PET Scans 