title: A rare case of metastatic clear cell carcinoma of the Müllerian system originating from the peritoneum assessed by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: We describe a rare case of metastatic Müllerian tumor originating from the peritoneum assessed by F-FDG PET/CT. A 52-year-old female patient underwent F-FDG PET/CT for metabolic characterization of a right pelvic lesion. PET/CT revealed increased F-FDG uptake corresponding to a 3-cm lesion located behind the right anterior pelvic wall. Furthermore, increased F-FDG uptake in a right external iliac lymph node was detected. Based on these F-FDG PET/CT findings, the patient underwent resection of the pelvic lesion and the right external iliac lymph node. Histology demonstrated a clear cell carcinoma of the Müllerian system originating from the peritoneum with lymph nodal metastasis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Centre, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland; and †Institute of Pathology, Locarno, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treglia
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barizzi
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paone
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ceriani
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bongiovanni
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giovanella
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18