18F-FDG PET-CT features of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the chest wall.
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.
Demir
Mustafa Kemal
MK
Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. demirkemal@superonline.com
Koşar
Filiz
F
Sanli
Yasemin
Y
Esmaeilzadeh
Safa
S
Urer
Halide Nur
HN
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18