Bilateral symmetrical adrenal hypermetabolism on FDG PET/CT due to Cushing syndrome in well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma
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2016
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Elsevier Espana Slu
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Özet
The F-18-FDG PET/CT scan has been suggested for whole-body imaging to identify ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone secreting tumours, but there are some challenges involved. The case of a patient is presented, who was admitted with the pre-diagnosis of ectopic ACTH syndrome. On the CT, a nodular lesion was detected in the medial segment of the right lung. The FDG uptake of the lesion seemed to be increased visually, but was not pathological quantitatively (SUVmax: 1.8) on the PET/CT. There was also diffuse increased uptake (SUVmax: 14.2) in the enlarged adrenal glands. The lesion was reported as a possible malignant lesion with low FDG affinity, such as a low grade neuroendocrine tumour, while the diffuse enlarged adrenal glands with high uptake were interpreted as diffusely hyperplasic, due to Cushing's syndrome. The patient was treated with a surgical wedge resection. The histopathological diagnosis confirmed that the tumour was a grade 1 well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma. (C) 2015 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and SEMNIM. All rights reserved.
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F-18-FDG PET/CT, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Bilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia, Cushing's Syndrome, Adrenal Metastasis, PET, Positron-Emission-Tomography, Localization, Diagnosis
Kaynak
Revista Espanola De Medicina Nuclear E Imagen Molecular
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Q4
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Q3
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35
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