F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT scanning in the diagnostic work-up of a primary pericardial mesothelioma: a case report.
Primary mesothelioma of the pericardium is a very rare malignancy. The antemortem diagnosis is difficult and requires a multidisciplinary approach. The use of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography whole body scan has been recently advocated to improve staging and to monitor treatment in pleural mesothelioma. This is the first case describing the use of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the diagnostic work-up of a primary pericardial mesothelioma.
Ost
Piet
P
Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium. piet.ost@ugent.be
Rottey
Sylvie
S
Smeets
Peter
P
Boterberg
Tom
T
Stragier
Barbara
B
Goethals
Ingeborg
I
D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18