title: Detection of primary and metastatic lesions by [18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET in a patient with thymic carcinoid.
abstract: We present a case of thymic carcinoid, in which primary and metastatic lesions of lymph nodes and bones could be detected by [(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-PET, but not by (123)I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine ((123)I-MIBG) SPECT, or by (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate ((99m)Tc-MDP) bone scintigraphy. FDG-PET may be a useful tool for managing thymic carcinoids in patients with negative results on (123)I-MIBG SPECT or (99m)Tc-MDP imaging.
authors.affiliation: The First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. tmfuji@sea.plala.or.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujishita
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Koutarou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyabayashi
authors.forename: Masayo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujishita
authors.forename: Muneharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizushima
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate