Positron emission tomography image on evaluating intraperitoneal dissemination of malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Herein is a report of a patient with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) possibly arising from greater omentum accompanying diffuse peritoneal disseminatation. Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) revealed that 18F-FDG uptake was widely spreading in the abdomen. In this case, the PET image was more useful than computed tomography (CT) for understanding tumor distribution rather. PET provides important information on tumor distribution and has an impact on evaluating clinical stage in GIST patients.
Kobayashi
Yoshinao
Y
Department of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu-city, Mie 514-8507, Japan. yoshinao@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Nakao
Makoto
M
Konishi
Masayshi
M
Urawa
Naohito
N
Iwasa
Motoh
M
Kaito
Masahiko
M
Adachi
Yukihiko
Y
D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001786:Blood Glucose; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18