title: 18F-FDG PET-CT features of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the chest wall.
abstract: A case of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the chest wall in an adolescent is presented with imaging findings including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron-emission computed tomography (PET-CT). To date, radiological description of the PNET of the chest wall has mainly been carried out by radiographic analysis, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We demonstrated that 18F-FDG PET-CT visualizes the active focus of glucose metabolism of PNET of the chest wall and is effective for the preoperative evaluation of patients with this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. demirkemal@superonline.com
authors.forename: Mustafa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koşar
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: Safa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esmaeilzadeh
authors.forename: Halide Nur
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Urer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18