Multifocal Colonic Lesions Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT: Correlation with Histopathology and Gross Specimen |
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| Authors: | Dae-Weung Kim Sang-Ah Jung Soon-Ah Park Chang Guhn Kim |
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| Institution: | .Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, 344-2 Shinyong-Dong, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do 570-711 Republic of Korea ;.Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, 344-2 Shinyong-Dong, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do 570-711 Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | A 73-year-old man underwent 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for the staging of colon cancer. The 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed three colonic lesions. The histopathologic examination of the postoperative gross specimen revealed a tubular adenoma, a tubulovillous adenoma and an adenocarinoma. The maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of a tubulovillous adenoma was much higher than that of adenocarcinoma. This patient could be considered as a representative case highlighting that SUVmax is not a reliable indicator for discriminating colon cancer from colonic adenomas. |
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| Keywords: | 18F-FDG PET/CT Colon cancer Colonic adenoma |
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