Pleuroperitoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Entity on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare entity. Only few cases are reported worldwide. We hereby represent a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for response evaluation. Diffuse F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose avid per...

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Autores principales: Sahoo, Manas Kumar, Mukherjee, Anirban, Girish, Parida, Kumar, Agarwal, Krishan Kant, Bal, Chandrasekhar, Tripathi, Madhavi, Das, Chandan Jyoti, Shamim, Shamim Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5317083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28242997
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.198499
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Sumario:Pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare entity. Only few cases are reported worldwide. We hereby represent a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for response evaluation. Diffuse F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose avid peritoneal and omental thickening noted which subsequently turned out to be mesothelial involvement on peritoneal biopsy. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.

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