Extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma: staging with 18F-FDG PET/CT
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Rajan Rakheja,1 William Makis,2 Marc Hickeson1
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
A 69-year-old woman who presented with left lower quadrant abdominal pain and elevated serum cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) levels was referred for an MRI and an 18F-FDG PET/CT to evaluate a suspicious abdominal mass seen on ultrasound. PET/CT showed extensive, intensely FDG-avid, omental and pelvic peritoneal thickening with no suspicious ovarian or colon masses. Based on the PET/CT results, the patient had extensive debulking surgery and histopathological evaluation revealed an extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma (EOPPC). 18F-FDG PET/CT may be useful in differentiating EOPPC from other types of peritoneal carcinomatosis, and in determining the extent of the disease to better guide surgical management and improve long term outcomes.
Abdom Imaging (2011) DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9722-0
