Intestinal metastasis from non-small-cell lung cancer initially detected by ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.
Gastrointestinal (GI) metastasis from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is relatively rare. As most patients with GI metastasis are diagnosed on the occasion of serious complications, such as ileus or perforation, the appropriate diagnosis is important. Here, we report a case of NSCLC metastatic to the small intestine diagnosed at initial staging using ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.
Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Japan. h.akamatsu@scchr.jp
Hiroaki
H
Akamatsu
Asuka
A
Tsuya
Kyoichi
K
Kaira
Yukiko
Y
Nakamura
Tateaki
T
Naito
Haruyasu
H
Murakami
Toshiaki
T
Takahashi
Masahiro
M
Endo
Nobuyuki
N
Yamamoto
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D058582:Double-Balloon Enteroscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18