High Uptake of FDG Along a Biliary Stent.
A 66-year-old woman presented with abdominal discomfort. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a mass in the pancreas and multiple liver metastases. Pathological examination confirmed the mass to be primary pancreatic cancer. Endoscopic insertion of a biliary stent was performed to prevent common bile duct obstruction. Subsequently, she received combination chemotherapy, which resulted in a complete response. FDG-PET-CT after chemotherapy revealed a high uptake of FDG along the outline of the biliary stent, with complete disappearance of both the primary and metastatic tumors.
From the *Clinical Education and Training Center, Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki Medical School, Nakasange, Okayama; and †Department of General Internal Medicine 4, Kawasaki Medical School, Nakasange, Okayama, Japan.
Yasunari
Y
Nagasaki
Hiromichi
H
Yamane
Nobuaki
N
Ochi
Yoshihiro
Y
Honda
Nagio
N
Takigawa
D000368:Aged; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015607:Stents
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18