title: FDG PET/CT imaging of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of the adrenal gland.
abstract: Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (SCC) is an uncommon malignancy. A 57-year-old man was referred because of a 1-month history of left lumbago. MR images showed an ovoid tumor in the left adrenal gland. FDG PET/CT showed intense FDG uptake of the left adrenal tumor with thrombosis of the left renal vein. The patient underwent left adrenalectomy and nephrectomy. Histopathology revealed typical adrenal SCC with neoplastic thrombosis of the left renal vein. This case suggests that FDG PET/CT is useful for staging of extrapulmonary SCC.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine, and †Pathology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Aisheng
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Changjing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18