Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: impact of 18F-FDG PET induced treatment strategy in a patient with long-term outcome

Autor: Alessio Imperiale, André Constantinesco, Kun-Lun Liu, Sébastien Cimarelli, Dorra Ben-Sellem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Rare Tumors, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp e19-e19 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2036-3605
2036-3613
DOI: 10.4081/rt.2009.e19
Popis: The desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is an uncommon and highly aggressive cancer. The role of 18F-FDG PET in management of DSRCT is little reported. We report a case of metastasized abdominal DSRCT detected in a 43-year old patient whose diagnostic and therapeutic approaches were influenced by 18F-FDG PET-CT. The patient is still alive ten years after diagnosis. 18F-FDG PET-CT seems to be a useful method for assessing therapeutic efficiency and detecting early recurrences even in rare malignancies such as DSRCT.
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