Detection of primary and metastatic lesions by [18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET in a patient with thymic carcinoid.

Autor:	Fujishita, Takashi, Kishida, Mika, Taki, Hirofumi, Shinoda, Chie, Miyabayashi, Koutarou, Fujishita, Masayo, Maruyama, Muneharu, Mizushima, Yutaka, Kobayashi, Masashi
Předmět:	CARCINOID LYMPH nodes GLUCOSE POSITRON emission tomography NEUROENDOCRINE tumors
Zdroj:	Respirology; Nov2007, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p928-930, 3p, 3 Black and White Photographs
Abstrakt:	We present a case of thymic carcinoid, in which primary and metastatic lesions of lymph nodes and bones could be detected by [¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-PET, but not by ¹²³I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (¹²³I-MIBG) SPECT, or by ^99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (^99mTc-MDP) bone scintigraphy. FDG-PET may be a useful tool for managing thymic carcinoids in patients with negative results on ¹²³I-MIBG SPECT or ^99mTc-MDP imaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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