title: Clinical usefulness of post-operative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in canine hemangiosarcoma.
abstract: This report describes the usefulness of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) for evaluating recurrent or residual tumors following surgery. CT and18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT were pre- and post-operatively applied to multiple masses in a dog with hemangiosarcoma. The distinction between the left subcutaneous mass and the peritoneum was clarified on pre-operative CT examination, and malignancy was suspected based on PET-CT. A recurrent or residual tumor in the left subcutaneous region was suspected on post-operative PET-CT, and confirmed through histopathologic examination.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Gahyun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun 58128, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyuyeol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Seungjo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Chonnam National University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Oh
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun 58128, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Jihye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; canine; computed tomography; hemangiosarcoma; positron emission tomography-computed tomography