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- Title
<sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT Imaging in a Patient with a Rare Diagnosis of Sarcomatoid Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma.
- Authors
Topuz, Özge Vural; Aksu, Ümit; Karatay, Hüseyin; Büyükpınarbaşılı, Nur
- Abstract
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is an uncommon but deadly disease arising from serosal surfaces of the peritoneum. Asbestos exposure is the most recognized risk factor. We report a case of diffuse, sarcomatoid malignant peritoneal mesothelioma who presented to the hospital with abdominal pain. The patient had an abdominal MRI scan as initial scanning which demonstrated nonspecific findings suspected of peritoneal carcinomatosis. The patient was admitted to our department for the metabolic characterization of the lesions with 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging and the diagnosis of the primary malignancy. 18FFDG PET/CT imaging revealed diffusely increased metabolic activity throughout the peritoneum and the histopathological features were compatible with sarcomatoid malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
- Subjects
COMPUTED tomography; MESOTHELIOMA; PERITONEAL cancer; DIAGNOSIS; PLEURA cancer; ABDOMINAL pain
- Publication
Gazi Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 33, Issue 4, p436
- ISSN
1300-056X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12996/gmj.2022.100