FDG uptake in tumor thrombus in inferior vena cava from rectal cancer on positron emission tomography.
A 74-year-old woman with a history of rectal carcinoma underwent whole body combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning for staging. Diffuse intense FDG uptake was seen in the distended infrarenal inferior vena cava (IVC) extending to the bilateral common iliac and left external as well as internal iliac veins. Heterogeneous hyperdense material was seen on the corresponding CT scan, suggesting tumor thrombus. Tumor thrombus shows increased FDG uptake resulting from the increased glycolytic rate in malignant cells.
Gupta
Pramod
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Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. guptap01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
Kramer
Elissa L
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Ponzo
Fabio
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18