title: Utility of fusion CT-PET in the diagnosis of small pancreatic carcinoma.
abstract: Pancreatic carcinoma has a poor prognosis and early detection is essential for potentially curative resection. Despite the wide array of diagnostic tools, preoperative detection of small pancreatic carcinomas remains difficult. We report a case of small pancreatic carcinoma of the head of pancreas with indeterminate findings on US, ERCP, MRI and EUS which was successfully diagnosed via fusion CT-PET. This case illustrates the utility of CT-PET in the diagnosis of patients with small pancreatic carcinoma with equivocal findings on conventional diagnostic modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 169608 Singapore. bsgkp@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Brian Kim-Poh
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Yu-Meng
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yaw-Fui Alexander
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*