title: FDG-PET imaging in Merkel cell carcinoma - value of head-to-toe scan.
abstract: A 63-year-old man was diagnosed with metastatic MCC. Preliminary staging PET scan with 18F-FDG was not done at the time of diagnosis. After completion of chemo- and radiotherapy, the patient underwent a CT scan of the area from the maxilla to the ischium; no evidence of disease was noted. Clinically, the patient was considered to be in remission. The CT scan was followed by head-to-toe FDG-PET scanning which revealed foci of metastatic disease in the right mid- thigh and left proximal calf. This case demonstrates the added value of head-to-toe FDG-PET for the detection of distant metastases in MCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rabin Medical Centre-Golda Hasharon, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. hgolan@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Golan
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Volkov
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Linchinsky
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melloul
mesh_terms: D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18