Krukenberg tumor and lung metastases from colon carcinoma diagnosed with F-18 FDG PET.
The authors report a case of a patient with postsurgical colorectal carcinoma and metastatic disease to the ovaries (Krukenberg tumor), the lung, and the liver first revealed by F-18 FDG PET imaging. The value of PET in a patient with an unexplained rising CEA is cited.
Bohdiewicz
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073, USA.
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D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose