Unusual Contiguous Soft Tissue Spread of Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma Detected by FDG PET/CT / 대한핵의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 178-181, 2017.
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em Inglês
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| 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.
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Assunto principal:
Pericárdio
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Peritônio
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Pleura
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Prognóstico
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Membrana Serosa
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Tórax
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Quimioterapia Adjuvante
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Diagnóstico
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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