title: A unique presentation of appendicitis: F-18 FDG PET/CT.
abstract: A 27-year-old white man was diagnosed with a testicular, metastatic germ cell tumor. The patient was evaluated with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and coregistered computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) as well as a contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) of the abdomen and pelvis. Serologic tests were performed. At laparoscopic appendectomy, findings were consistent with acute suppurative appendicitis. This case exemplifies the relevance of incidental findings detected on FDG PET/CT.
authors.affiliation: Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
authors.forename: Stacey G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Koff
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sterbis
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.forename: Jaime L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Montilla-Soler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18