TY - JOUR
T1 - F-18-FDG-PET/CT imaging of small cell carcinoma of the colon
AU - Jones, Katie
AU - Subramaniam, Rathan M.
AU - Durnick, David K.
AU - Peller, Patrick J.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Small cell carcinoma of the colon is a rare entity, comprising only 1.5% of all colon cancers. It is an aggressive neoplasm with rapid local progression and early metastasis. We present a case report of F-18 FDG PET/CT features of small cell carcinoma arising in the ascending colon of an 86-year-old woman who presented with anemia and melena. FDG PET/CT demonstrated a small, intense focus of FDG hypermetabolism in the cecum. Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma, described in the salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum, gallbladder, uterus, kidney, and skin, has a poor prognosis when involving the gastrointestinal tract.
AB - Small cell carcinoma of the colon is a rare entity, comprising only 1.5% of all colon cancers. It is an aggressive neoplasm with rapid local progression and early metastasis. We present a case report of F-18 FDG PET/CT features of small cell carcinoma arising in the ascending colon of an 86-year-old woman who presented with anemia and melena. FDG PET/CT demonstrated a small, intense focus of FDG hypermetabolism in the cecum. Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma, described in the salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum, gallbladder, uterus, kidney, and skin, has a poor prognosis when involving the gastrointestinal tract.
KW - Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma
KW - F-18-FDG-PET
KW - Small cell carcinoma of the colon
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U2 - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818130c5
DO - 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31818130c5
M3 - Article
C2 - 18716521
AN - SCOPUS:55449128279
SN - 0363-9762
VL - 33
SP - 645
EP - 646
JO - Clinical nuclear medicine
JF - Clinical nuclear medicine
IS - 9
ER -