title: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: impact of F-FDG PET induced treatment strategy in a patient with long-term outcome.
abstract: The desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is an uncommon and highly aggressive cancer. The role of (18)F-FDG PET in management of DSRCT is little reported. We report a case of metastasized abdominal DSRCT detected in a 43-year old patient whose diagnostic and therapeutic approaches were influenced by (18)F-FDG PET-CT. The patient is still alive ten years after diagnosis. (18)F-FDG PET-CT seems to be a useful method for assessing therapeutic efficiency and detecting early recurrences even in rare malignancies such as DSRCT.
authors.affiliation: Service de Biophysique et de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France;
authors.forename: Dorra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ben-Sellem
authors.forename: Kun-Lun
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cimarelli
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Constantinesco
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imperiale