Unusual presentation of metastatic carcinoma cervix with clinically silent primary identified by (18)F-flouro deoxy glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
Carcinoma cervix is the most common gynecological malignancy among Indian women. The common symptoms at presentation include abnormal vaginal bleeding, unusual discharge from the vagina, or pain during coitus and postmenopausal bleeding. Rarely, few patients may present with distant metastases without local symptoms. We present two patients with an unusual presentation of metastatic disease without any gynecological symptoms, where (18)F-flouro deoxy glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography helped in identifying the primary malignancy in the uterine cervix.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Global Hospitals, Vadapalani, India.
Raja
R
Senthil
Department of Medical Oncology, SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, India.
Ranjan Kumar
RK
Mohapatra
Department of Radiology, Global Hospitals, Vadapalani, India.
Shripriya
S
Srinivas
Department of Histopathology, Global Health City, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mouleeswaran Koramadai
MK
Sampath
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Global Hospitals, Vadapalani, India.
Sumati
S
Sundaraiya
18F-flouro deoxy glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; carcinoma cervix; unknown primary