title: Infectious and inflammatory complications of surgical management of cancer patients imaged with 18F-FDG PET/CT: a pictorial essay.
abstract: The aim of this pictorial essay was to highlight the usefulness of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in evaluating incidental infection or inflammation in cancer patients, related to surgical management. A retrospective review of 10,985 consecutive oncologic PET/CTs was done, and nine cases with suspected FDG positive infectious or inflammatory processes were selected for further review. PET/CT helped identify infections and inflammatory processes related to surgical management of cancer patients, define the extent of infection or inflammation, guide the management and, in some cases, evaluate response to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Brandon Regional Health Centre, Brandon, MB, Canada. makisw79@yahoo.com
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Makis
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciarallo
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hickeson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18