Limits of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in recurrence diagnosis of borderline ovarian tumor.
Most borderline ovarian tumors (BOT) occur in young women and exhibit a low malignant behavior. Nevertheless, an accurate long-term follow-up is required because, frequently, recurrence arises after many years from primary treatment, especially in patients affected by BOT with invasive peritoneal implants, which have a worse prognosis. We report the case of a pelvic recurrence of serous BOT firstly suspected by physical examination but misdiagnosed by ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography and identified only by magnetic resonance imaging, 7 years after primary treatment. We also reviewed the literature concerning the role of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management and follow-up of BOT.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Margherita
M
Giorgini
Claudia
C
Marchetti
Violante
V
Di Donato
Jacopo
J
Tesei
Natalina
N
Manci
Pierluigi Benedetti
PB
Panici
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18