The Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Recurrence of Primary Seminal Vesicle Adenocarcinoma
The World Journal of Men's Health
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: 61-65, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Primary seminal vesicle (SV) adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor. A small amount of data about the role of imaging to detect tumor recurrence is available. We report the case of a 58-year-old patient with primary SV clear-cell well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Clinical and instrumental examinations were negative for the 32 months after treatments when computed tomography scan, [18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed the appearance of a lesion in the left perineal muscle suspected for recurrence. Patient was symptomless. Cytology of the suspected lesion confirmed SV adenocarcinoma recurrence. The combined approach, using radiological and nuclear medicine techniques, seems to be effective in the follow-up of SV adenocarcinoma. Technological advances, together with awareness of this rare tumor, have the potential of improving patients outcomes not only by providing earlier detection and accurate staging, but also by detecting recurrence and thereby avoiding delays and therapeutic dilemmas.
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Asunto principal:
Recurrencia
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Vesículas Seminales
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Adenocarcinoma
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Neoplasias Urogenitales
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Diagnóstico
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Electrones
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Tomografía Computarizada Multidetector
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The World Journal of Men's Health
Año:
2014
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