Hemolymphangioma involving bones and bladder detected on 68Ga-NEB PET/CT: A rare case report.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Hemolymphangioma is a rare developmental defect of combined vasal and lymphatic vasculature. It is very rare that hemolymphangioma affects the bones and bladder simultaneously, and this condition has never been reported in PubMed.

Patient concerns

A 12-year-old male has a history of hospitalization for recurrent episodes of chyluria of 8 years duration and progressively worsening gross hematuria with right hip pain for 6 months.

Diagnosis

Chylous test of urine fluid was positive. There was no organic disease in the kidneys. Ga-NOTA-Evans Blue (NEB) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images demonstrated clearly several round and strip-shaped low-density shadows with mildly increased radioactive uptake in both bladder wall and pelvis, in

SUBMITTER: Hou G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6485884 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature