title: (18)F-FDG PET/CT versus bone scintigraphy in the follow-up of gastric cancer.
abstract: A 53-year-old patient underwent a positron emission tomography/computed tomography with 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in the suspicious of gastric tumor recurrence (mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes). PET/CT identified only an area of (18)F-FDGuptake in the twelfth thoracic vertebrae. Unexpectedly, a bone scintigraphy revealed many "hot" spots changing the diagnosis (single metastasis versus plurimetastatic disease) and impacting on patient's management.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy. Electronic address: martinasollini@msn.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sollini
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zangheri
authors.affiliation: Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56125 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Erba
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Unit, Policlinico di Monza, Via Amati 111, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gramaglia
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gasparini
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: 2-Deoxy-2-((18)F)fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Bone scintigraphy; Cáncer de estómago; Gammagrafía ósea; Gastric cancer; Tomografía por emisión de positrones-tomografía computarizada con (18)F-2-fluoro-2 deoxi-d-glucosa