Coincidental presentations of ganglioneuroma and atypical perforated appendicitis detected by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography Journal Article
| Authors: | Lu, Y.; Fox, J.; Dunphy, M. |
| Article Title: | Coincidental presentations of ganglioneuroma and atypical perforated appendicitis detected by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
| Abstract: | An 11-year-old boy presented with acute nausea and right lower quadrant pain. A contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated a 10-cm left retroperitoneal mass and no other suspicious findings. An fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography performed 2 days later demonstrated inflammatory findings in the region of the appendix, hypermetabolic right psoas adenopathy, and the known retroperitoneal mass, which was less hypermetabolic. At laparoscopic surgery, an acute perforated appendicitis, walled-off by omentum, was discovered. Biopsy of the retroperitoneal mass was compatible with ganglioneuroma. This case exemplifies the utility of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for detecting an inflammatory or infectious process coincident with a neighboring neoplastic process. © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. |
| Keywords: | child; human tissue; histopathology; case report; laparoscopic surgery; nausea; tomography, x-ray computed; tumor biopsy; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; computer assisted emission tomography; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; positron-emission tomography; contrast media; pet; ganglioneuroma; appendicitis; fdg; pet/ct; appendix perforation; radiography, abdominal |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2009-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 719 |
| End Page: | 721 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181b53830 |
| PUBMED: | 19893413 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 3" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: CNMED" - "Source: Scopus" |
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