Journals / Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy / 2021 / Cilt: 30 - Sayı: 1

18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Metastatic Testicular Choriocarcinoma Mimicking Gastric Cancer which Initial Symptom is Melena

Başlangıç Semptomu Melena Olan Mide Kanserini Taklit Eden Metastatik Testis Koryokarsinomunun 18F-FDG PET/BT Görüntülemesi

Pages
47–49
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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In addition to its use in staging of testicular carcinoma, PET/CT provides significant benefit in evaluating patients with increased levels of tumor markers and in detecting recurrence.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Gastric metastasis of choriocarcinoma is rarely reported in the literature.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case, 18fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) showed that the testis was the primary focus.
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Conclusion & Impact:In addition to its use in staging of testicular carcinoma, PET/CT provides significant benefit in evaluating patients with increased levels of tumor markers and in detecting recurrence.
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Abstract

Gastric metastasis of choriocarcinoma is rarely reported in the literature. This case report presents the case of multiple metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma mimicking gastric cancer, with melena as the initial symptom. In this case, 18fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) showed that the testis was the primary focus. The contribution of PET/CT is significant to primary focus detection in metastatic diseases of unknown primary origin that presented gastrointestinal bleeding. In addition to its use in staging of testicular carcinoma, PET/CT provides significant benefit in evaluating patients with increased levels of tumor markers and in detecting recurrence.

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Koryokarsinomun mide metastazı literatürde oldukça nadir bildirilmiştir. Bu olgu raporu, mide kanserini taklit eden, başlangıç semptomu melena olan multipl metastatik testis koryokarsinomlu bir hastayı sunmaktadır. Bu olguda, 18flor-florodeoksiglukoz pozitron emisyon tomografisi/bilgisayarlı tomografi (PET/BT) testisin primer odak olduğunu gösterdi. PET/BT’nin katkısı, gastrointestinal kanama ile gelen primeri bilinmeyen metastatik hastalıkta primer odak tespitinde önemlidir. Testis kansererinde PET/BT, hastalık evrelendirilmesine sağladığı faydalara ek olarak, özellikle tümör belirteçleri artmış ve nüks hastalık açısından şüpheli olan hastalarda rekürrensi tespit etmede önemli fayda sağlar.

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AYVAZ, M. A., AKDOĞAN, R. A., GÖKSEL, S., AKIN, S., RAKICI, S., ABDİOĞLU, G. Y. (2022). 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Metastatic Testicular Choriocarcinoma Mimicking Gastric Cancer which Initial Symptom is Melena. Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy, Cilt: 30 - Sayı: 1, 47–49. https://ajindex.com/articles/581545

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