Case 39
Dr Marina-Portia Anthony /Dr Tao Chan
Clinical notes
A 64-year-old man presented with significant weight loss over a few months. FDG-PET/CT was requested to screen for occult malignancy.Images
Figure 1.
Axial unenhanced CT (A) and fused FDG-PET/CT images (B) of the upper abdomen.
Figure 2.
Delayed axial unenhanced CT (A) and fused FDG-PET/CT images (B) of the upper abdomen at the same level as Figure 1.
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References
- Castellucci P, Nanni C, Farsad M, et al. Potential pitfalls of 18F-FDG PET in a large series of patients treated for malignant lymphoma: prevalence and scan interpretation. Nucl Med Commun. 2005;26(8):689-94.
- Israel O, Yefremov N, Bar-Shalom R, et al. PET/CT detection of unexpected gastrointestinal foci of 18F-FDG uptake: incidence, localization patterns, and clinical significance. J Nucl Med. 2005;46(5):758-62.
