title: Detection of early esophageal cancer and cervical lymph node metastases by (18)F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with Fanconi anemia.
abstract: Fanconi anemia is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, pancytopenia, and cancer susceptibility, especially to leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck or esophagus. F-FDG PET/CT is a useful tool to assess tumor staging and follow-up of esophageal cancer. We report a rare case of cervical esophageal cancer and lymph node metastases detected on F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with Fanconi anemia after bone marrow transplantation.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Radiology, †Pediatrics, and ‡Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Miharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yabe
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005199:Fanconi Anemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18