Management of incidental esophageal uptake on FDG PET/CT.
A 51-year-old Caucasian man with a history of colon carcinoma, status post right hemicolectomy, now with elevated carcinoembryonic antigen underwent positron emission tomography (PET)/CT for evaluation of tumour recurrence. An incidental focal esophageal uptake was noted on PET/CT, without associated mass. Subsequent endoscopy revealed Barrett's esophagus. The second patient, a 63-year-old Caucasian man, underwent a PET/CT to characterise a 12 mm lung nodule. The PET/CT had linear diffuse uptake within the esophagus. Endoscopy and biopsy findings were consistent with reflux esophagitis. This case report discusses management of incidental esophageal uptake on fludeoxyglucose PET/CT.
Department of Radiology, Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ami A
AA
Shah
The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jennifer
J
Wu
D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods