Unusual Contiguous Soft Tissue Spread of Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma Detected by FDG PET/CT / 대한핵의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 178-181, 2017.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-786916
ABSTRACT
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a tumor of mesodermal origin that arises from the serosa of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium or tunica vaginalis. MPM is well known to have a poor prognosis with a median survival time of 12 months. Accurate diagnosis, staging and restaging of MPM are crucial with [18F] flurodeoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET/CT) playing an increasingly important role. Here we report a case of MPM with unusual contiguous soft tissue spread of the tumor along the dermal and fascial planes characterized by PET/CT. Given that the loco-regional tumor in the thorax was under control on PET/CT, the death of the patient was most likely associated with physiologic or metabolic causes associated with an extra-thoracic tumor.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Péricarde
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Péritoine
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Plèvre
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Pronostic
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Séreuse
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Thorax
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Traitement médicamenteux adjuvant
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Tomographie par émission de positons
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Diagnostic
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Tomographie par émission de positons couplée à la tomodensitométrie
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Année:
2017
Type:
Article
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