title: A rare case of extensive skeletal muscle metastases in adenocarcinoma cervix identified by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma cervix is an uncommon histological subtype of carcinoma cervix; further incidence of skeletal muscle metastases is even rarer. We report the identification of extensive fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avid metastatic skeletal muscle deposits in a known case of adenocarcinoma cervix. The largest lesion representative of muscle deposit in the right deltoid was histopathologically confirmed to be metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma. This report also serves to highlight the importance of (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (CT) as compared to conventional imaging modalities such as CT and ultrasonography and comments better over the description of invasiveness as well as the extent of disease in carcinoma cervix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Madan Gopal
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Vishnoi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arun Ravi
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Dharmesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paliwal
keywords: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; adenocarcinoma cervix; skeletal muscle metastases