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ArticleNMC case report journal2022

Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Mimicking a Brain Tumor on Methionine-positron Emission Tomography: A Case Report.

Taketo Hanyu, Masahiro Nishihori, Takashi Izumi, Kazuya Motomura, Fumiharu Ohka, Shunsaku Goto, Yoshio Araki, Kinya Yokoyama, Kenji Uda, Ryuta Saito

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Taketo HanyuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Masahiro NishihoriDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Takashi IzumiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kazuya MotomuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Fumiharu OhkaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Shunsaku GotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Yoshio ArakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kinya YokoyamaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kenji UdaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Ryuta SaitoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

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Abstract

In this article, we report a case wherein a brain tumor was suspected based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings. We made an initial diagnosis of malignant brain tumor based on methionine-positron emission tomography (PET) findings, but the correct diagnosis was dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). The patient was a 45-year-old man with DAVF who developed headache. Methionine-PET imaging showed high methionine uptake in the lesion. Although the tumor was strongly suspected from the findings of methionine-PET, the diagnosis of DAVF could be made correctly only by interpreting digital subtraction angiography and computed tomographic angiography. The findings of methionine-PET, which is considered useful in the diagnosis and denial of brain tumors, made the diagnosis of DAVF more difficult. The increased uptake of methionine-PET in DAVF is an important finding because, to our knowledge, this study is the first to report such finding. The results of this study might be useful for differential diagnoses when the diagnosis is uncertain.

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brain tumorDAVFDSAmethionine-PETtransarterial embolization

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PMID36263190
PMCPMC9534565

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