F-18 FDG PET-CT findings in a case of normal-sized ovarian cancer syndrome.
The "normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome (NOCS)" is defined as a clinical situation, in which diffuse metastatic malignant disease of the abdominal cavity of the female with normal-sized ovaries is noted, but no origin is assigned by preoperative or intraoperative evaluation. We report a case of ovarian serous surface papillary carcinoma with manifestation of NOCS, where F-18 FDG PET/CT scan correctly detected the site of origin, although computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging failed to detect it. This technique may play a role to discern the site of origin of some malignancies.
Suga
Kazuyoshi
K
Department of Radiology, St. Hill Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. sugar@sthill-hp.or.jp
Kawakami
Yasuhiko
Y
Hiyama
Atsuto
A
Kusano
Tomoyoshi
T
Nawata
Syougo
S
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18