Authors: | Mahajan, S.; Dunphy, M. P.; Haque, S.; Pandit-Taskar, N. |
Article Title: | Solitary orbital metastasis in carcinoma esophagus: Findings on serial (18)F-FDG PET/CT scans |
Abstract: | Orbital metastasis is an uncommon and atypical presentation of recurrent esophageal cancer that has been only seldom reported in literature. 18F-FDG PET/CT is routinely performed for staging and response assessment in patients with esophageal carcinoma. This case demonstrates use of follow-up FDG PET/CT scans in characterizing solitary metastatic disease in orbit and in evaluating response to therapy. It also highlights a key teaching point that postradiation-related inflammatory/infective changes may interfere in accurate assessment of PET/CT scan; however, frequently used clinical and radiological correlation may not be entirely sufficient to rule out pathological involvement. Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | clinical article; human tissue; treatment response; aged; antibiotic therapy; cancer surgery; case report; intensity modulated radiation therapy; cancer radiotherapy; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; follow up; cause of death; cancer cell; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; hypermetabolism; clinical evaluation; esophageal adenocarcinoma; fdg pet/ct; visual impairment; patient referral; orbit tumor; chemoradiotherapy; eye examination; eye pain; medical history; cavernous sinus; orbit metastasis; fine needle aspiration biopsy; esophagus surgery; eye biopsy; general condition deterioration; eye discharge; human; male; article; positron emission tomography-computed tomography; carcinoma esophagus; orbital metastasis; physiological fdg uptake |
Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
Volume: | 43 |
Issue: | 1 |
ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Date Published: | 2018-01-01 |
Start Page: | 19 |
End Page: | 22 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001892 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
PUBMED: | 29135612 |
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Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 2 July 2018 -- Source: Scopus |