title: Pleuroperitoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Entity on 18F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: Pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare entity. Only few cases are reported worldwide. We hereby represent a case of pleural mesothelioma referred for F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for response evaluation. Diffuse F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose avid peritoneal and omental thickening noted which subsequently turned out to be mesothelial involvement on peritoneal biopsy. This case demonstrates the role of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in detecting other sites of involvement in case of malignant mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manas Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parida
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Krishan Kant
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Chandrasekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Madhavi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Chandan Jyoti
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shamim Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shamim
keywords: 18F FDG PET/CT; malignant mesothelioma; pleuroperitoneal mesothelioma