Abstract

The aim of this study is to present a patient with 3 primaries diagnosed with the ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT study performed for the staging of endometrial cancer. Pathologic accumulations of the tracer were detected in both lobes of the thyroid gland, in the left lung and in the known primary of the uterus. A bilateral multifocal differentiated thyroid carcinoma and a peripheral carcinoid tumor in left lung were the final diagnosis as shown by histology. In conclusion, in this patient the PET/CT study performed for staging endometrial cancer demonstrated two new synchronous primary tumors. This is the second similar case but the first where all three primaries had entirely different histology.

Authors

Eren MS, Ozdogan O, Koyuncuoglu M, Degirmenci B

Institution

Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine Balcova / Izmir, 35340, Turkey. minesencan67@mynet.com

Source

Hellenic journal of nuclear medicine 15:1 pg 56-8

MeSH

Carcinoid Tumor
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Incidental Findings
Lung Neoplasms
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
Radiopharmaceuticals
Subtraction Technique
Thyroid Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Uterine Neoplasms

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22413115