Endometriosis Under Estradiol Stimulation Imaged Using 18F-FDG and Its Control After Estradiol Cessation and Progesterone Hormonal Replacement
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This paper reports a case where an endometriotic lesion with high 18F-FDG uptake under estradiol stimulation normalized after estradiol cessation and progesterone replacement, suggesting F-FDG PET/CT could assess refractory endometriosis.
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Endometriosis is a frequent and benign cause of disabling abdominal pain, for which a diagnosis suspicion is clinically raised, but its confirmation necessitates a surgical exploration by laparoscopy. Foci of endometriosis proliferate under estrogen stimulation, like normal endometrium. We present a patient under estradiol stimulation for a history of endometrial cancer who underwent a PET/CT scan to assess an abdominal lesion showing a high F-FDG uptake, which normalized under progesterone hormonal replacement and cessation of estradiol. Two consecutive biopsies confirmed endometriosis. F-FDG evaluation of endometriosis under estrogen stimulation could be a promising approach to refractory endometriosis assessment.
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- Aromatase and endometriosis: estrogens play a role 2014
- 7 Endometriosis and pelvic pain 1993
- Acute renal failure in a young woman with endometriosis 2001
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- Assessment of Al18F-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT imaging for visualization and localization of ovarian and peritoneal endometriotic lesions in a rat model 2025
- Positron emission tomography in the evaluation of endometriosis: A systematic review 2024
- PET/CT imaging in invasive endometriosis: a way to minimize missed diagnosis and reduce invasive interventions 2023
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