title: The utility of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography for detecting lung and esophagus multiple primary cancers involved in the larynx: Two case reports.
abstract: Multiple primary cancers involved in the larynx of differentiating synchronous multiple primary cancers from metastasis can often be very difficult, especially when they have the same histology. However, it is very important because the therapeutic approach is completely different. Clinical situations like this appear to be increasing as a result of the recent popular use of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Herein, we report two cases of multiple primary cancers involved in the larynx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhe Jiang University, Zhe Jiang, Hangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Qinying
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Shuihong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000556:secondary*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18