18F-FDG PET/CT with unusual bone and CNS metastases from testicular seminoma
| Autor: | Isabel Borrego Dorado, Pedro Jiménez-Granero, Roberto Lasso Vega González, Irene Acevedo Báñez, Francisco Javier García Gómez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Urology Nystagmus lcsh:RC870-923 Lesion Central Nervous System Neoplasms Testicular Neoplasms Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 medicine Humans Orchiectomy Radiology Page Radionuclide Imaging Scanning speech business.industry Histology Seminoma lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology medicine.disease Testicular seminoma Intention tremor Radiology medicine.symptom Neoplasm Recurrence Local Radiopharmaceuticals business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology International braz j urol, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 393-394, Published: APR 2015 International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Vol 41, Iss 2, Pp 393-394 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1677-6119 |
| Popis: | A 31 year old male with a previous history of testicular seminoma with complete reponse after orchiectomy and three cycles of BEP scheme, was referred for 18F-FDG PET/CT with a standard pro-cedure for progressive decline consistent in spinal pain, gait difficulty and Charcot’s neurologic triad (scanning speech, intention tremor and nystagmus) initiated eight month after third course of chemo-therapy. Dorsal spine MRI revealed a space-occu-pying lesion at left T6 lamina. Histology examina-tion confirmed a seminoma metastatic to spine. |
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