title: F-18 FDG PET-CT findings in a case of normal-sized ovarian cancer syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Hill Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. sugar@sthill-hp.or.jp
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Atsuto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiyama
authors.forename: Tomoyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: Syougo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawata
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18