title: Rare case of isolated splenic metastases from gastric cancer detected with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
abstract: We report a rare case of isolated splenic metastasis from gastric cancer detected with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). A 55-year-old man with gastric cancer 1 year post surgery, evaluated with PET/CT showed focal, intense uptake in the spleen, with no other abnormal findings. On splenectomy, the lesion was confirmed as metastasis from gastric cancer pathologically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Koramadai Karuppusamy
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kamaleshwaran
authors.forename: Balasubramanian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sivanesan
authors.forename: Deepu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shibu
authors.forename: Ajit Sugunan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shinto
keywords: Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography; gastric cancer; isolated splenic metastasis; splenectomy