Subcutaneous Metastasis From an Occult Esophageal Cancer Detected by PET-CT

被引:10
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作者
Gemmel, Filip [1 ]
Roosjen, Hielke [1 ]
van der Wijk, Peter [1 ]
Collins, James [2 ]
机构
[1] KCL, Dept Nucl Med, NL-8934 AD Leeuwarden, Netherlands
[2] MCL, Dept Radiol, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
关键词
subcutaneous metastasis; cancer of unknown primary; esophageal cancer; PET-CT;
D O I
10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818bf199
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
We describe a unique case of an occult esophageal cancer patient without any significant symptomatology, which initially presented with a subcutaneous metastasis in the thigh. Eventually, FDG PET-CT unmasked the primary tumor of unknown origin.
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页码:866 / 867
页数:2
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