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Hydatid cyst of the liver mimicking metastasis on FDG PET/CT scan in a patient with colon cancer

Kolon kanserli bir olguda FDG PET görüntülemede metastazı taklit eden karaciğer kist hidatiği

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243–247
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In this case report findings that may contribute to the differential diagnosis of hydatid cyst and metastasis on FDG PET/BT scan are discussed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The liver is the most common site for metastatic spread in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
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Key Findings & Data:In addition to conventional radiological investigations, F-18 FDG PET/CT is being used in staging of the colon cancer with a widely increasing manner.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this case report findings that may contribute to the differential diagnosis of hydatid cyst and metastasis on FDG PET/BT scan are discussed.
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⚙️Variables:Neoplazm evrelendirilmesi · Pozitron-emisyon tomografi ve bilgisayarlı tomografi · Yaşlı

Abstract

The liver is the most common site for metastatic spread in patients with colorectal carcinoma. In addition to conventional radiological investigations, F-18 FDG PET/CT is being used in staging of the colon cancer with a widely increasing manner. FDG, used in imaging, is not a tumor specific radiopharmaceutic, and it may be uptaken in many benign pathologies. This situation may sometimes cause difficulty in differential diagnosis. In this article findings of the liver cyst hydatid mimicking metastasis on FDG PET/ CT scan in a case with colon cancer are presented. Hydatid cyst should be considered in differential diagnosis of liver lesions on PET scan, especially in countries where zoonotic infections are relatively common as in ours. In this case report findings that may contribute to the differential diagnosis of hydatid cyst and metastasis on FDG PET/BT scan are discussed.

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Kolon kanserlerinde en sık metastaz karaciğere olmaktadır. F-18 FDG PET/ BT kolon kanserinin evrelemesinde konvansiyonel radyolojik incelemelere ek olarak giderek artan sıklıkla kullanılmaktadır. Görüntülemede kullanılan FDG tümöre özgü bir radyofarmasötik olmayıp, birçok benign patolojide de tutulabilmektedir. Bu durum zaman zaman tanısal karışıklık yaratabilir. Bu yazıda kolon kanserli bir olguda FDG PET/BT görüntülemede metastazı taklit eden karaciğer kist hidatik bulguları sunulmuştur. PET incelemelerinde karaciğer lezyonlarının değerlendirilmesi sırasında kist hidatik, özellikle bizim gibi zoonotik enfeksiyonların nispeten yaygın olduğu ülkelerde her zaman hatırlanmalıdır. Bu olgu sunumunda FDG PET/BT görüntülemede kist hidatik ile metastaz ayırıcı tanısına katkı sağlayabilecek bulgular tartışılmıştır.

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KOCA, G., ILGAN, S., KİTAPÇI, T. M. (2012). Hydatid cyst of the liver mimicking metastasis on FDG PET/CT scan in a patient with colon cancer. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 54 - Sayı: 3, 243–247. https://ajindex.com/articles/226348

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