Subcutaneous metastasis from an occult esophageal cancer detected by PET-CT.
We describe a unique case of an occult esophageal cancer patient without any significant symptomatology, which initially presented with a subcutaneous metastasis in the thigh. Eventually, FDG PET-CT unmasked the primary tumor of unknown origin.
Gemmel
Filip
F
Department of Nuclear Medicine, KCL, MCL, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. filip.gemmel@znb.nl
Roosjen
Hielke
H
van der Wijk
Peter
P
Collins
James
J
D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed